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EDITORIAL
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
THE ADMINISTRATION of Gov. Bill Ritter should disclose all the details of talks and other communications it has been holding outside the public eye with labor union officials.
The Colorado Association of Public Employees has been talking with Gov. Ritter about forming what's being described as a partnership with the state work force. That possible accord, as one union official describes it, is based on principles used by two private companies - Kaiser Permanente and Southwest Airlines.
Until recently, the administration would not confirm these "partnership" communications were in the works. Only after the news media forced the administration to release some public records did Coloradans learn of months worth of private communications between administration officials and the unions.
The public's business should not be handled this way. Big Labor has put a lot of money and effort into electing Democrats in Colorado, but secretive talks are no way to pay the unions back.
The light of day should prevail here. The Ritter administration should let Coloradans know all the details of what it is doing, when and where so they can judge for themselves.