Colorado Labor prevails in bid to defeat 2 of 3 measures (right to work)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.denverpost.com/ballotissues08/ci_10900353

By Andy Vuong
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 11/05/2008 02:35:04 AM MST

Colorado voters rejected Amendment 47, the controversial "right to work" ballot measure that sparked a $30 million-plus battle between organized labor and business.

The business-backed measure, which sought to prohibit mandatory union fees as a condition of employment, was behind 55 percent to 44 percent with 57 percent of the precincts reporting.

The Amendment 47 campaign conceded defeat 2 1/2 hours after polls closed Tuesday evening but remained defiant, declaring that the battle was "worth fighting."

"The outcome, we feel, was unfortunate, but we are comforted in knowing that we took a principled stand and fought for it until the end," said Kelley Harp, a spokesman for the campaign.

Cheers erupted at a union-sponsored election party in downtown Denver when preliminary results were posted.

The labor celebration was tapered, however, because one of three union-opposed ballot measures appears to have passed.

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[Earth Bound Misfit]

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