§ 29-5-204 — Rights of firefighters

Colorado § 29-5-204

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 29: Government
• Art.: Peace Officers and Firefighters

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(1) Firefighters have the right to:

(a) Organize, form, join, or assist an employee organization or to refrain from
doing so;

(b) Negotiate collectively or address grievances through representatives of
their own choosing;

(c) Engage in other concerted activity for the purpose of collective
bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, if and to the extent that the activity is
not prohibited by this part 2 or any other law of Colorado;

(d) Be represented by an exclusive representative without discrimination,
intimidation, or retaliation; and

(e) Fully participate in the political process of their public employers while
off duty and not in uniform, including speaking with members of the public
employer's governing body and engaging in other legitimate political activities in
the same manner as other citizens of Colorado without discrimination, intimidation,
or retaliation.

(2) Nothing in this part 2 limits the right of a supervisor to be a member of an
employee organization.

(3) Nothing in this part 2 applies to volunteer firefighters.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2013: Entire part added, (SB 13-025), ch. 408, p. 2404, � 1, effective June 5.