Tag: Union
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Aurora classified workers continue to demand union as district ‘works on a solution’
About a dozen people attended Tuesday night’s Aurora Public Schools Board of Education meeting to talk about needs for classified workers, with some repeating demands for a union and others seemingly satisfied with work the district is doing for them. Classified workers include special needs paraeducators, bus drivers, nutrition workers, custodians and other school district…
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Denver City Council moves forward with collective bargaining ordinance
Members of the city’s Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a required ordinance implementing and clarifying collective bargaining rights for certain city employees. Last year, more than 64% of voters approved a ballot measure that establishes collective bargaining for non-supervisory city employees to negotiate compensation, working conditions, and other employment terms.…
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Popular Denver Cheesman Park cafe closes abruptly Friday
The popular Secret Garden Bar and Cafe near Denver’s Cheesman Park closed abruptly Friday. A representative from UFCW Local 7 union issued a news release saying the move was a “retaliatory closure in response to what is clearly activity protected under Federal law,” in reference to the workers who had voted in April to unionize,…
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Source: Johnston pushes merit-based layoffs as Denver faces $200 million deficit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In pushing for changes to layoffs procedures, Mayor Mike Johnston is taking on entrenched interests that have often discounted skills and abilities that could make government more efficient, a source close to the mayor’s office argued. The city government should encourage the kind of innovations…
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King Soopers, union reach tentative agreement
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save King Soopers and the union representing many of its employees have reached a tentative agreement, the union announced Thursday. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 said union leadership met with King Soopers and City Market on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and that after…
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King Soopers and union extend no-strike period for another week
King Soopers and the grocery workers union will continue negotiating for at least another week to avoid a strike. The Colorado grocery chain operated by Kroger and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 had a 100-day peace agreement to halt February’s strike and continuing bargaining for a new contract, with the period set to…
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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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King Soopers seeks restraining order against striking workers
King Soopers is seeking to stop workers from picketing outside its stores. The Colorado grocer operated by Kroger announced Tuesday it was asking the courts for a temporary restraining order against striking, stating it was doing so because it created “unsafe conditions.” The strike against King Soopers began in the Denver metro area and in…
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Federal judge moves forward on union’s claim that King Soopers is violating agreement
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A federal judge on Wednesday determined he could legally consider the request of a grocery workers’ union to block King Soopers from using non-union personnel to tend to garden displays, a move the United Food and Commercial Workers alleges is in violation of their labor contract. UFCW’s Local 7 represents retail and meat department workers…
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Dining review: Bistro rocks creative fare
Union an American Bistro doesn’t quite roll off the tongue and I never heard anyone call it UAB, which sounds more like a bank than a restaurant; nonetheless, this Castle Rock eatery serves creative and satisfying food. Given the packed house, it’s apparent others agree. Dark décor and noisy ambiance aside, the focus is on…