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Article: Ritter can restore trust with taxpayers by making 'partnerships' transparent.(Commentary/Editorial)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- November 25, 2007
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Byline: Ben Degrow
Something is missing from Gov. Bill Ritter's executive order setting up procedures for the election of unions to serve as "exclusive representatives" of state workers: public accountability and transparency.
The least Coloradans should get is an open and public negotiation process. The order emphasizes "partnerships" between state officials and employees, but it does not discuss any "partnerships" with the taxpaying public.
Whether to improve customer service or to raise government employee salaries, the negotiation process is very much a public concern. If the state is to have the "partnerships" the governor intends, then ...