50 Years after LBJ Declared a War on Poverty, It Is Time to Battle Income Inequality
Today, we mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the “War on Poverty.” In his State of the Union address on Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson outlined plans to “help each and every American citizen fulfill his basic hopes … his hopes for a full-time job on full-time pay; […]
New By-laws Approved! Executive Board Election Process Begins
This past Saturday we moved our Local union forward re-energized, re-focused and re-engaged to build power for our members. The new proposed by-laws meeting and vote this weekend shows that members believe in the direction we are moving. Local 105 Trustee Ron Ruggiero said, “The approval of our bylaws on Saturday represents a huge step […]
Denver Fast Food Workers STRIKE in Zero Degree Temps!
Fast Food workers across the Denver Metro Area walked off the job Thursday, December 5th as part of a nationwide strike that took place in over 10o cities across the country. “I am striking today because we deserve dignity and respect at work. After working in the food industry for over 20 years, I can […]
By-Laws Vote SATURDAY, December 7th
PROPOSED BYLAWS in PDF: Proposed Bylaws 2013 CAMBIOS PROPUESTOS A LA CONSTITUCION Y ESTATUTOS: SINDICATO INTERNACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES DE SERVICIOS Cambios Indicados 12-5-2013 The Union Leadership Organizing Committee (ULOC) has been meeting for the past year, working with facilitators and our Trustees to re-organize and re-energize our Local. Among their tasks were re-writing our mission […]
What Kind of Jobs Are Today’s Veterans Coming Home To?
As America thanks those who have worn our country’suniform this Veterans Day, the Service Employees International Union’s Stand for Security–the nation’s largest security officers union–is releasing a report on working conditions for 230,000 veterans in the mostly low-wage security industry. “I live with friends and eat at a soup kitchen,” says Mark Reeves, a veteran […]
84% Vote YES! Airport Security Guards WIN First Union Contract
The votes are in! HSS Security Guards voted decisively November 1st with over 80% voting in favor of ratifying the union contract.“We were very united throughout this process.” said Bargaining Committee member Juanita McGill. “The bargaining team was unanimous in our recommendation to adopt the contract.” The new contract takes effect on Saturday, […]
This is why airport poverty doesn’t fly
There was a time when airport jobs were good jobs that paid a livable wage. But years of an outsourcing race to the bottom have hit airport workers hard. Our airports have become cities of secret poverty, where travelers never know the poverty work that helps get them to their destination. Today, the UC Berkeley […]
Denver Fast Food Workers Join National Strike- August 29th
Thousands of fast food workers walked off the job across the country on August 29th, demanding $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliaion. In Denver, dozens of workers from McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Subway and Pizza Hut joined them. “As a single mother that goes to school, Subway was the […]
Marching Then, Marching Now: Civil Rights, Human Rights and Immigration Reform
It is 1963, and I am 17, and the contrast is sharp between the vibrant colors of the fields in California’s Central Valley and the black-and-white images on the evening news. During the day, Mexicans, Filipinos and others picked grapes, tomatoes and oranges under a stinging sun for $1.05 an hour. At night, I […]
Mental Health Center of Denver Members Contribute Greatly to Top Place to Work!
SEIU Local 105 members at the Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) are celebrating this summer as MHCD is named one of the Top 10 places to work in Denver for 2013 by the Denver Post. Click here to read the article. Local 105 members played a pivotal role in helping to win one of […]
