2020 BALC Municipal Candidate Questionnaire

Dear Candidate:

The Boulder Area Labor Council represents over 20,000 union members and their families in 114 affiliates ranging from building and construction, communications workers, janitors, health care workers, airline attendants, state employees, postal workers, firefighters, and teachers, to name a few.

The Boulder Area Labor Council is dedicated to organizing working people in the our Area and the State of Colorado; to securing, protecting, and promoting dignity and equality, rights and benefits; and to raising the standard of living and quality of life for all working people and their families. We represent union members and their families in Boulder, Broomfield, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Summit and Lake Counties.

Running for office is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences you can have in your lifetime.

There is always room for hard-working candidates who fight for equality, raising wages and improving the lives of working people. Thank you for your service to Colorado and your City.

As part of our multi-step endorsement process for the Boulder Area Labor Council, you must complete the following questionnaire. These questionnaires will be posted on our website and available to the public. This is not a "closed book exam," if you have questions or need explaination of terms feel free to contact Geof Cahoon, President of the BALC at (303) 601-1679.

Candidate interviews will be scheduled for Saturday, Octoiber 3. All candidates submitting forms will be invited to join a Zoom meeting with our COPE Committee. Final endorsements will be announced October 8. Once endorsed, you are free to use the BALC logo in print and web materials.

Once you have started the questionnaire, do not hit the 'back' button or navigate away from this page until you have submitted the form.

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Are you now, or have you ever been, a union member? If yes,when, where and what union were you affiliated with?

What would be your priorities as an elected official? What policies or coalitions do you see yourself leading?

Of the policies and coalitions that you have prioritized, where do you see Labor being a key stakeholder and how do you plan to engage us on these issues?

City employees, who provide critical public services, lack the rights that most take for granted: the right to form a union and negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions with their employer. They do not automatically have the right to collectively bargain. How would you address this issue?

In your first term, would you work with BALC to sponsor a policy granting collective bargaining rights to city employees?

YesNo, I would support a collective bargaing policy, but unable to sponsorNo, at this time I would remain neutral

Privatization of public services can reduce city expenditures, but often result in poorer quality services and lower wages for service employees. Under what circumstances would you advocate against the privatization of public services? If so, what tangible steps would you take to prevent this from happening?

We believe that all people deserve the following basic civil rights. Please check all that you support:

The right to freely organize a union

YesNoYes with reservations or Conditions

The right to collectively bargain