Stand UP for Colorado Workers
On Thursday, the Denver Post editorial board published a brief but disingenuous editorial that can only fairly be described as a declaration of war against Colorado’s middle class vis-à-vis Colorado’s state employees. At issue, ostensibly, is the 3% pay raise that state employees have been advocating for since last fall and which was given temporary approval by […]
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 […]
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 […]
May Day Rally and March a Huge Success Despite Snow
SEIU Local 105 members and staff along with a over a hundred community allies including United Food & Commercial Workers Local 7, the Colorado AFL-CIO, Mi Familia Vota, Denver Area Labor Federation, Colorado Progressive Coalition, Jobs with Justice, FRESC, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, Bend the Arc and many others came together today to support a […]
JOIN US! Celebrate International Worker Solidarity Day! May Day Rally!
JOIN US! Celebrate May Day, International Worker’s Solidarity Day with a rally and march for Commonsense, Comprehensive Immigration Reform! We will meet in front of the State Capitol in Denver at 11 am for the rally before marching to “Citizenship” Park (Sunken Gardens Park) for a community celebration and to take action!
SEIU Local 105 Celebrates Annual Lobby Day!
On Thursday, March 14th, SEIU Local 105 celebrated our annual lobby day at the Colorado State Capitol. Over 50 members representing every sector of the membership from Healthcare and Property Services joined us to lobby for medicaid expansion, increased mental health funding and the expanision of the Family Medical Leave Act. The importance of Commonsense, […]
SEIU Local 105 Member Families Meet with U.S. Rep. Coffman
SEIU Local 105 along with other community partners met with members of the Colorado delegation during their Congressional recess. On Saturday, February 23rd SEIU Local 105 members and their children met with U. S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-6) to discuss Commonsense, Commprehensive Immigration Reform. SEIU members and their families across Colorado and the country made visits […]
Commonsense Immigration Reform Poll Shows Majority of Registered Voters Support Path to Citizenship
A majority of U.S. voters favor common sense immirgration reform that includes a path to citizenship for current undocumented immigrants and strong accountability measures according to a new bipartisan survey released earlier this week. The Service Employee International Union (SEIU) along with allies America’s Voice Education Fund, and National Immigration Forum comissioned the bipartisan, national poll of […]
