✅ 2020 SEIU Legislative Victories!
The 2020 Colorado Legislative session ended just over a week ago with a handful of big legislative wins for working people. Even during an unprecedented global pandemic, record-high unemployment and the temporary shutdown of the Capitol, the activism of our janitors, airport, healthcare, and security workers across our union was in full force, and our commitment […]
A Powerful Black Lives Movement Threatens the 1% (And They Know It)
By: Ron Ruggiero and Patricia Johnson-Gibson The Black Lives Matter Movement and the nationwide uprising for racial justice—happening in big cities and small towns and populated by Americans of every color—is very much a threat. To who you ask? The power elites in this country, that’s who. Since our nation’s founding, the wealthy elites in […]
SEIU Colorado Legislative Statement
SEIU Colorado Statement in Support of Law Enforcement Integrity and Accountability Act DENVER, CO – Service Employees International Union Colorado State Council issued the following statement from President, Ron Ruggiero: “As SEIU, we are Colorado’s janitors, healthcare, security, airport workers and state employees – black, brown, and white, from all walks of life – who […]
Ron’s Rundown: Teaching Billionaire Bullies A Lesson
The true character of a person is revealed when they are under crisis. When subjected to extreme stress, the veneer is stripped away, and that person’s core comes out for all the world to see. The same is true for organizations and countries. It’s also true for groups and classes of people. So, what are […]
Ron’s Rundown: Silencing Healthcare Workers Hurts Us All
There is another epidemic growing right alongside the Coronavirus Pandemic. There is an epidemic of healthcare workers being muzzled by their bosses when they try to speak out about their concerns about unsafe practices at work that expose workers and patients to the coronavirus. Let me say that more plainly: bosses are silencing their doctors […]
Ron’s Rundown: Jeff Bezos is scared.
That’s the lesson for workers here. Chris Smalls made Jeff Bezos worried about what he and his co-workers were going to do. And, you have the exact same power at your workplace if there are changes that need to happen. Learn this. Remember this. Pass it on to your friends, family, and co-workers.
Ron’s Rundown: Everything’s Collapsing Because Everything Was Already Broken
By Ron Ruggiero, President, SEIU Local 105 We are experiencing a total system collapse in America right now. We are only a few weeks into the Coronavirus pandemic, and the economy, our healthcare system, and our national business and political leadership are collapsing before our very eyes. How could this happen so quickly? As progressives […]
2020 Political Survey
As a union, we will be working on many issues that affect our members’ day to day lives, and we want to know the ways that you want to be involved!
28,000 state workers win support of Gov. Polis to collectively bargain
28,000 state workers in Colorado took a huge step forward today with the support of Governor Jared Polis, Senator Leroy Garcia, and Representative Daneya Esgar, HD 46 to pass legislation that would mean workers have the freedom to collectively bargain and fight for better working conditions on the job. #UnionsForALL #COPolitics
Denver Runoff Election Endorsements
SEIU Local 105 candidates won huge victories in SEVEN of our endorsed races! A big CONGRATULATIONS to: At-Large – Debbie Ortega and Robin Kniech District 4 – Kendra Black District 6 – Paul Kashmann District 7 – Jolon Clark District 11 – Stacie Gilmore Auditor – Tim O’Brien BUT OUR ELECTIONS EFFORTS ARE NOT OVER! The following six endorsed #UnionsforAll […]
