Union's play for state employees highlights divide

By Chris Barge, Rocky Mountain News

...Colorado state employees earn about 25 percent more than their counterparts in neighboring states, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, and their average salary of $51,753 ranks ninth in the nation, 9 percent higher than the national average for state employees.

So why is Gov. Bill Ritter's office hosting a working group on "partnership legislation" that unions hope will include collective bargaining?...

...Follow the money, as they say, and the answer also points to the fact that unions pay big bucks to get Democrats elected....

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