Conoce Tus Derechos – Know Your Rights
Hermanas y Hermanos, Algunos miembros han pedido información de los redadas de Migración con el intento de deportar familias de Centro America. Hay que saber sus derechos. Estos imagines le informa sobre sus derechos para defenderse en caso de una redada. Ademas, nuestra Presidente de SEIU, Mary Kay Henry ha mandado una carta al Presidente Obama para prevenir […]
Standing Up: When Self-Interest and Solidarity Are One
Dear SEIU 105 Members, I write to you at a time of crisis in America. I’m aware that my words may not be popular, but I believe at my core that while politicians may pander in moments of crisis, that it is the responsibility of leaders to lead and not remain silent. My only request, made with […]
Sharon Davies Selected to Attend White House Summit on Worker Voice
LONGMONT, CO (October 7, 2015) – Sharon Davies, a Longmont resident, member of the Executive Board of Service Employees International Union Local 105, and licensed practical nurse (LPN) at Kaiser Permanente Colorado Longmont Clinic was selected to attend at the Summit on Worker Voice as a representative from the Second Congressional District by Congressman Jared Polis. […]
The People’s Pope
Next week Pope Francis’ visit to the United States will bring our core issues to the forefront. This is a unique moment in America, as the attention of millions will be drawn into conversations about income inequality, immigration, racial justice and climate change when they are highlighted during the papal visit. The pontiff, often referred […]
Denver Home Care Workers Join the Fight for $15
Fast food and Home Care workers came together to Fight for $15 an hour and the right to form a union at our latest #fightfor15 action on Thursday, December 4th. For the first time ever, Home care workers joined the fight at both actions and will continue to organize in the Denver metro area. “I […]
VICTORY! Members Win Back over $19,000 from NAPS Contractor
Local 105 members working as Janitors at Denver’s municipal building Wellington Webb are celebrating another victory in their fight back campaign with their employer, city contractor NAPS (North American Property Services). Members working with 105 organizers have been waging the fight back campaign over a number of issues including alleged Social Security reporting problems, parking […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Poll Finds 73% of Coloradans Now Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform
New Colorado Poll shows 73% of Coloradans Now Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform A Public Policy Polling poll released last Thursday, June 13th shows overwhelming Colorado voter support for the bipartisan Senate Gang of Eight immigration bill. According to the bipartisan poll, 73% of Colorado voters support Comprehensive Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship– […]
