Sustainable Energy AND Sustainable Jobs!
Janitors Who Clean the National Renewable Energy Lab Fighting for Justice! The 32 janitors who clean the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) in Golden have been fighting for over a year and a half for better wages, better working conditions and a union contract. The janitors work for Whayne and Sons Enterprises, Inc., a subcontractor […]
SEIU Local 105 Endorses Candidates for Denver Municipal Elections
SEIU Local 105 Endorses Candidates for Denver Municipal Elections Denverites demand bold leadership on City’s Major Challenges for Working People DENVER – Today SEIU Local 105 announced their endorsements for Denver Municipal Elections, including City Council, Clerk/Recorder and Auditor. All endorsed candidates participated in a new member led endorsement process. “It was exciting to be a […]
United We Rise: 2014 A Year of Victories
Check out our 2014: Year of Victories video! It’s a new day for our Union family at Service Employees International Union Local 105. The past few years have been difficult ones where we’ve analyzed our mission and strengthened our membership but 2014 saw a changing of the guard and many victories. Our greatest victory has […]
Denver Home Care Workers Join the Fight for $15
Fast food and Home Care workers came together to Fight for $15 an hour and the right to form a union at our latest #fightfor15 action on Thursday, December 4th. For the first time ever, Home care workers joined the fight at both actions and will continue to organize in the Denver metro area. “I […]
President Announces Plan to Keep Families Together
Check out who qualifies here: immigration-relief-1pager-2014-11-21 White House info on Admin Action here: WH Fact Sheet cover – Final 11202014 On Thursday, November 20th, President Obama announced Administrative Action on Immigration Reform which will help over 90,000 Coloradans update their legal status temporarily and continue to stay with their families. 105 President Ron Ruggiero stated, “This has […]
President Obama: Keep Families Together
U.S. Representative Jared Polis joined Local 105 members and partner organizations for a press conference on Thursday, November 6th to tell President Obama that he must act now to keep families together through executive action. We hope for an announcement from the President before the end of this year. Please join us in calling […]
Mental Health Members Celebrate New Contract!
VICTORY! We have reached a Tentative Agreement on our new contract with Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD)! The bargaining team worked tirelessly to fight for salary increases and we won across the board increases ranging from 4.25% to 10%! Other changes included adjustments to the health care plan and better language on flex time […]
Why Should Working Families Care About Voting this Year?
CHECK OUT OUR SEIU LOCAL 105 ENDORSED CANDIDATES: New SEIU 105 – 2014 Endorsement List New SEIU 105 – 2014 Endorsement List Spanish There’s a lot at stake in the upcoming election. It is critical that as working families we raise our voices through our vote to support candidates that won’t take our hard […]
Introducing the MHCD Bargaining Team!
Our Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) bargaining team for our 2014 contract negotiations is working hard to ensure you are informed about the process and up to date on the negotiations. Your bargaining team has been meeting regularly after work to plan our strategy for this year. The team has created a vision […]
Whayne Members win over $24,000 in Back Pay!
Whayne janitors working at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory or NREL in Golden have been fighting to join SEIU Local 105 since earlier this year. Despite the majority voting for our union, their employer Whayne Enterprises continued to dispute their rights and several members were fired for their union activities. “It has […]
