Governor Refuses Role in Ending Transit Strike
Gov. Bill Owens rejected a request from Denver’s masstransit workers to intervene in their 2-day-old strike, blaming union officials for the walkout.
The transit union wanted Owens to rescind a ruling by the state Department of Labor, which would put the workers back on the job and send both sides into binding arbitration. Owens said that would take the matter away from the transit system’s elected board.
Owens blamed the strike on union leaders who unanimously recommended the proposed contract but did not convince their members to approve it.
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