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; […]
A New Approach ( & Attitude) Needed for Social Security
A recent study from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds while the retirement crisis affects all, it is particularly dire for households of color. Fewer than half of blacks and Latino workers have retirement plans on the job, leaving the vast majority with no retirement savings and more likely to depend on Social […]
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 […]
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 […]
