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Mayor Names Referee for Union Organizers, Airport Westin Squabble

DENVER-Mayor Wellington Webb, a long-time union supporter, has ordered the aviation manager for Denver International Airport to referee a simmering dispute over unionization efforts for future hotel employees. The city is issuing an insurance policy for strict neutrality in lobbying workers.

By John Rebchook | Updated on January 05, 2001

DENVER-Mayor Wellington Webb is doing all he can for the future workers of the $115-million, 500-room Westin Hotel being planned for the Denver International Airport terminal.

Webb has directed Bruce Baumgartner, aviation manager, to do whatever is necessary and appropriate to make sure that a “card check agreement” is executed between Westin, the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees and other labor unions that want to organize the future hotel workers. Baumgartner’s role is to make sure is “strict neutrality” is maintained, basically meaning Westin can’t stand in the way of any organizing efforts. Typically, hotel operators like the opportunity to give their side why they think a hotel is better non-union.

“It has always been a strong value of this administration to support the working men and women of this city,” says Webb. “Whenever this administration has had the opportunity and the legal ability to do so, we have supported organized labor and will continue to do so.”

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