Douglas County officials violated state labor laws during an attempted union election process earlier this year, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police,

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — When the Douglas County Sheriff's Office found out its deputies were considering unionizing, it launched an all-out campaign to try and convince them not to. The sheriff posed for campaign posters in uniform. The county spent ...

Douglas County officials violated state labor laws by discouraging employees to vote on forming a union with the state’s Fraternal Order of Police, according to a letter from the CDLE.

Colorado’s labor department has determined Douglas County, from the sheriff’s office to the board of commissioners, violated state labor practices by allegedly attempting to influence votes during a union election process earlier this year.

The county was ordered to stop all anti-collective bargaining actions, distribute the determination letter to all employees and post a notice informing employees about their rights under state law. FOX31's Gabby Easterwood spoke with the Colorado State Fraternal Order of Police about the decision.