Governor Ritter Talks About          Partnership with State Employees Excerpts from The Denver Post, Sept. 14 Gov. Bill Ritter laid out his vision for a partnership with state workers Thursday, saying they deserve a voice at the table after years of neglect… Gov. Ritter spoke to state employees at CAPE Lobby Day at the capitol. "This is a new day," Ritter said in an interview. "This issue about employee partnerships has been and is a part of my vision for making government work better."   The governor said he wants to engage state snowplow drivers, road crews, public-college employees and others "in a discussion about how state government should work.." An organized partnership with state employees, he said, would not focus solely on salary and benefit issues but allow workers a chance to give input on how to better run state agencies… Ritter said his support for workers' rights goes back further than his campaign. His father was a heavy- equipment operator and member of Operating Engineers Locals 3 and 9. In college and law school, the governor worked as a pipe layer and joined Laborers Local 720. "During my childhood, we very much benefited from the fact that my dad was a member of a labor union, and I was, as well," he said. From the Mike Rosen show on 850 KOA News Radio, Sept. 13 “I just think state workers should be taken care of, and I think it shouldn’t be a function of who is the governor.” - Gov. Bill Ritter

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