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 […]
Are you covered?
It’s an exciting day for SEIU members and our communities today. October 1st marks the first day the new health care marketplace open across the country. Here in Colorado, the marketplace is called “Connect for Health Colorado”. What does this mean? It means millions of uninsured Americans who aren’t covered by their employers or […]
Clean up NAPS!
SEIU Local 105 members, community allies and staff took to the streets Wednesday, September 18th to call on North American Property Service or NAPS to clean up their act. “We will not tolerate pay abuses by NAPS any longer,” said Juanita Hessek, SEIU janitor and Steward at the Wellington Webb municipal building. “Our payroll […]
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 […]
Kaiser Longmont Members pull Together and Reach 100%
Join us in congratulating our awesome members at the Kaiser building in Longmont. During the month of June, our union members scored 100% in all categories of customer service as part of the random customer satisfaction survey. Longmont members pulled together after a series of obstacles and supported each other to reach their goal of […]
105 Members Take Immigration Reform to the Streets
Great News! The U.S. Senate passed commonsense immigration reform with a path to citizenship by a vote of 68-32. The vote showed bi-partisan support for the bill which included additional border security measures, an intact but still difficult path to citizenship and worker protections. The bill will lower the national debt, increase productivity and add thousands of […]
