Posted on 12/19/2006 10:15:48 PM PST by george76
Denver was granted critical time to settle an 11th hour labor beef that could sink its 2008 Democratic National Convention bid when Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean announced today that he'll delay picking whether Denver or New York City host the event until after New Years.
The announcement came as top state political leaders, including Gov.-elect Bill Ritter, U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, scrambled to iron out a labor dispute with the Pepsi Center before it sinks Denver’s bid.
The hang up is that the local stagehands' union is among labor groups that need to sign a no-strike agreement during the convention before the party of labor will consider Denver’s bid.
The stagehands' union leaders want to use the must-have agreement to force the privately owned Pepsi Center to employ union contractors. The arena has already agreed to use union workers during the August 2008 presidential nominating bash.
Colorado Democratic powerbrokers are pressuring Jim Taylor, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 7, to sign the agreement to avoid scuttling a convention
(Excerpt) Read more at rockymountainnews.com ...
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Denver's bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention hit a serious snag Monday after a union leader refused to sign a no-strike pledge...
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_4864614
" City and union officials confirmed Monday that Jim Taylor, head of the local stagehands union, is refusing to sign a mandatory agreement with national Democrats pledging not to strike if the convention comes to Denver..."
" But Denver's director of theaters and arenas, Jack Finlaw, said he was "optimistic" that Taylor and the stagehands would sign on. "
I hope that they pick NYC instead.
Yeah, NYC is equipped to handle large numbers of scumbags, Denver isn't. Besides who knows what they would leave behind.
All the more reason to drink Pepsi.
maybe the lib/dems should just do what all other companies do with union problems....
shut down and move to mexico!!!!!
having the convention there will help put more illegals on the voter rolls!!!!
The Rats have 'bought' the state...I guess they have to learn how to deal with the unions and other special interest groups.
Did you see this? The Color Purple
How sweet it would be to have the union be the reason Denver loses the bid!
Gee, how come the 'Rats blew off New Orleans....?
Thanks.
"The Rocky Mtn News calculated that Dems raised $4 million for friendly 527s, compared with $2.9 mil raised by Republicans."
Denver is an open city for Mexicans.
Are they still trying to divide up the electoral vote in colorado and make themselves irrelevant?
Howard Dean wants to return to his early days ( drugs, drinking, partying ... when he lived briefly in Colorado as a ski bumb ).
The stagehands' union leaders want to use the must-have agreement to force the privately owned Pepsi Center to employ union contractors.
The Unions are trying to violate the Colorado "right to work" law.
Thanks for the ping. I sure hope this doesn't work out.
Hillary and NYC. That works for her.
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