Agricultural workers now have the right to unionize under a bill that Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Friday.
The measure removes farm, orchard and ranch workers from exemptions under the stateâs Labor Peace Act, an all-encompassing law passed in 1943 that gave all other employees the right to form unions and bargain for pay and working conditions.
Supporters of the measure that Polis signed, SB87, said the agricultural industry had since become just as modernized as the manufacturing sector, and it was high time that agricultural workers had the same rights as all other employees.
âColoradoâs agricultural workers have been exploited for far too long in this state, and itâs well beyond time for us to provide them with the dignity and respect they deserve,â said Sen. Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, a main sponsor of the bill. âEnsuring that these workers are able to earn a living wage, get overtime pay, have adequate access to breaks and water, and a
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On the final day of the 2021 session, Democrats in the Colorado Legislature plan to give agricultural employees the same rights as all other workers, including the right to unionize