March 04, 2009 02:35 AM UTC

Oh NOW they notice. Business Community targets yet another Working Family Bill

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• by: Blue Day Colorado

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

If you work on Capitol Hill, whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, you’ve probably heard at least something about House Bill 1170, which would allow an employee who is subject to a lockout initiated by an employer to receive unemployment insurance benefits [Pols edit]. Or maybe you’ve noticed that GIANT YELLOW BANNER UP THERE ^^^

The bill goes before Representative Joe Rice’s (D- Littleton) Business and Labor Affairs Committee tomorrow (3/4 upon adjournment) and for the most part, this common sense bill has had a lot of support from House Democrats and even a few Republicans (albeit privately).  

But not until the day before this bill goes into committee, does the so-called business community really start to go BoNkErS (Blue Day Colorado crazy letters emphasis).

After flying under the radar for quite some time, it was  not until today that representatives from the so-called business community, finally showed up at the Hill, and began screaming that the sky is falling yet again.  

After the successful killing of two labor-friendly bills and one more on the block that would help Colorado’s fire fighters organize, the business community is in a panic about the real possibility that HB 1170 has a fighting chance.

The so-called business community should be worried, this bill is fair and moderate.  It would simply restore Colorado law to what it had been for decades.

And don’t the Democrats have to at least pass one worker friendly bill? The arguments are sound for this one and this is the State Legislature’s best chance at following up on the “Working Family” values train that they rode in on.