C.R.S. Section 29-5-204
Rights of firefighters

(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.

Source: Section 29-5-204 — Rights of firefighters, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-29.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

29‑5‑101
Peace officers appointment 29‑5‑103
Assignment of police officers or deputy sheriffs for temporary duty 29‑5‑104
Request for temporary assignment of police officers or deputy sheriffs - authority 29‑5‑105
Assignment of emergency response personnel for temporary duty - definitions 29‑5‑106
Temporary assignment to labor dispute area 29‑5‑107
Request for temporary assignment of emergency response personnel - definitions 29‑5‑108
Liability of requesting jurisdiction 29‑5‑109
Workers’ compensation coverage 29‑5‑110
Pension fund payments 29‑5‑111
Liability of peace officers 29‑5‑112
Dog interactions with local law enforcement officers - training to be provided by local law enforcement agencies - policies and procedures - scope - task force - creation - composition - immunity - short title - legislative declaration - definitions 29‑5‑114
Self-contained breathing apparatus - testing - certification - recertification 29‑5‑201
Short title 29‑5‑202
Legislative declaration 29‑5‑203
Definitions 29‑5‑204
Rights of firefighters 29‑5‑205
Obligation to meet and confer 29‑5‑206
Vote of the citizens to obligate a public employer to engage in collective bargaining 29‑5‑207
Employee organization as exclusive representative 29‑5‑208
Obligation to negotiate in good faith 29‑5‑209
Collective bargaining agreement 29‑5‑210
Impasse resolution 29‑5‑211
Strikes prohibited 29‑5‑212
Existing bargaining relationships 29‑5‑213
Right to sue 29‑5‑214
Severability 29‑5‑215
Protect public workers 29‑5‑301
Definitions 29‑5‑302
Required benefits - conditions of receiving benefits 29‑5‑401
Legislative declaration 29‑5‑402
Definitions 29‑5‑403
Required benefits - conditions of receiving benefits 29‑5‑404
Authority of the trust - rules 29‑5‑405
Exclusion from coverage 29‑5‑501
Definitions 29‑5‑502
Required program - reimbursement 29‑5‑503
Authority of the trust - rules - report
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 29-5-204’s source at colorado​.gov