Post-Election wrap up: member volunteers drive electoral victories
In the months leading up to the Nov. 2018 election, SEIU Local 105 members turned out in historic numbers to support candidates who endorsed the Working People’s Platform. We supported candidates like Jared Polis and Jason Crow, who will fight for working families. SEIU members across Colorado and our partners spent months leading up to the election […]
Coloradans elect a pro-worker majority to state legislature
In a victory for all working people across our state, voters in Colorado elected a pro-worker majority to the state legislature. SEIU Local 105 members helped elect candidates who committed to support the Working People’s Platform, a project which names seven priorities for working families in Colorado: The freedom to form a union without interference or […]
Local 105 members endorse champions of working people
While Colorado’s economy is growing, it’s not benefiting everyone. Despite record corporate profits, most Coloradans, whether white, black, or brown, are making less than they were ten years ago. The cost of living in the state has sky rocketed and rent is rising about six times as quickly as wages. As union members, we’re in […]
Local 105 members release the Working People’s Platform to hold politicians accountable
La Plataforma del Pueblo Trabajador | Promesa de la Plataforma del Pueblo Trabajador Today, members of SEIU Local 105 released the Working People’s Platform, a set of principles that will guide us to an economy and democracy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few. The Working People’s Platform consists of seven tenets that lift […]