Political Science Associate Professor James Walsh, a labor history expert, provided crucial context to a current Colorado state legislative effort to give unions greater freedom to organize workplaces during an interview with the Denver Post.
The 1943 Labor Peace Act currently requires two worker elections to fully establish a union. Opponents of the reform, which would require only one election, including the business community and the governor, argue the 81-year-old law represents a helpful compromise between unions and businesses. Walsh told The Post the law is not a decades-old compromise but instead was forced on unions by businesses and racist groups of the era.
The article can be seen at this link: Colorado’s 81-year-old labor law faces overhaul by Democrats as business groups fight to save “compromise”