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Wednesday February 6,2008
Sheriff's employees seek unionizing vote

By NICK BONHAM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN


The union representing Pueblo County Sheriff's Department deputies and employees voted Monday to pursue a collective bargaining ordinance with the county.

Local Chapter No. 7 of the Pueblo Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police announced that 152 of 154 members voted in favor of the proposal.

Mike Violette, executive director of the state FOP labor council, said he plans to present the draft ordinance to county commissioners in coming weeks, with the request that it be referred to voters in a special election, possibly in August during the presidential primary.

"The union has no issues with the current sheriff or his staff," Violette said in a prepared statement. "It is the system that has been in place for many years that has brought the employees to this decision."

"The system has been broken for a while," said Sgt. Tommie McLallen, president of the union. "Health insurance is rising . . . our pay scale is pretty outdated. We understand that the pie is only so big, but we want to sit down and have an equal voice with the county."

McLallen said the union would work for a contract that would be reasonable to employees and to taxpayers.

The ordinance will also include "fair and equitable treatment" during disciplinary actions and internal investigations. If the ordinance doesn't go to voters, deputy Jason Guagliardo, vice president of the union, said the union can petition the community and get the matter placed on the ballot.

The union formed in July and consists of 202 members, including officers from the rank of lieutenant to civilians..

 

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