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Recent News Items Featuring SEIU Local 105

SEIU plan chosen as finalist by Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Reform
       Denver Post story
      

Governor Ritter signs SEIU-backed legislation protection health care workers
         Denver Post story on new health care law
         Rocky Mountain News story
         Denver Business Journal story on first meeting of task force

SEIU President Andy Stern talks to the Denver Post
"Time ripe for state look at health care" - article by reporter Tom McGhee. >> more
Pres. Stern talks about the economy with opinion columnist Al Lewis >> more

Colorado Union Outlines Ambitious Goals
Rocky Mountain News interview with Local 105 President Mitch Ackerman >>  more

Report debunks nursing shortage
Colorado Springs Business Journal looks at Nurse Alliance report  >> more

Nurses Testify at Legislature
Low wages, lack of respect are causes of work force crisis. >> more

Health Care for Boulder County 
Public employees should not be priced out of health.
Opinion by Local 105 President Mitch Ackerman
and Boulder County employee Joel Gutierrez published in The Daily Camera. >>  more

SEIU-backed "Worker Supportive" contracting policy 
approved by RTD board
Article in August 16, 2006 Denver Post >> link
Article in August 16, 2006 Rocky Mountain News >> link
Aug. 25, 2006 Editorial by Denver Post -
"a victory for the Service Employees International Union" >> link

SEIU plays pivotal role in fight to defend rights of immigrant workers
Background article in July 15, 2006 Rocky Mountain News >> link

Service workers demand their voice be heard
June 5, 2006 Rocky Mountain News story features Local 105 member Monica Martinez >> link

Nurse shown door for speaking up
June 2, 2006 Denver Post article on Exempla firing of Nurse Alliance activist Barb Hostrup >> link