Tag: Collective Bargaining
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CU workers organizing to demand collective bargaining
Workers across the University of Colorado system are organizing for a unified message for its leadership: create a path to collective bargaining. This week, a day of action will be held at the university system’s four campuses to provide information about collective bargaining and discuss ongoing workforce challenges. This “Day of Action” will take place…
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Denver officials prepare for city employee collective bargaining
The clock is ticking for city officials as Denver prepares for collective bargaining with a newly expanded group of city employees and its soon-to-be $3 million impact on the city. Voters in November approved Referral Question 2U, which makes close to 7,000 city employees who are not already part of a union free to organize…
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First Latina chosen as president of Colorado union representing 8,000 workers
Stephanie Felix-Sowy is the first woman — and first Latina — to serve as president of the Service Employees International Union’s Colorado branch, Local 105. SEIU Local 105 represents over 8,000 workers in health care, property services, public service and airports. With Felix-Sowy taking over, there are now four women of color leading the local…
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Polis signs collective bargaining, school funding, dozens of other bills
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis signed dozens of bills into law this week, including the watered-down collective bargaining legislation and hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for public schools. Signed on Friday, Senate Bill 230 extends collective bargaining rights to approximately 36,000 county employees throughout the…
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Polis throws cold water on public unions bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bill to allow public employees to engage in collective bargaining has run into its biggest hurdle: lack of support from Gov. Jared Polis. The bill is the brainchild of House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, and Sen. Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder. Esgar worked on a…