Tag: Unions
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Union kills safeguards for Colorado schoolkids | Jimmy Sengenberger
Without giving it a second thought, Democrats on the state Senate’s “kill committee” shot down a bill to keep dangerous public school employees from quietly moving between districts — even as supporters and critics alike urged amendments to make it work. Republican Sen. Mark Baisley, whose legislative district includes Jefferson and Douglas County Schools, introduced SB26-055 to establish a Colorado Department of Education registry…
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Perspective: Government unions squeeze Colorado’s budget
Colorado lawmakers are facing impossible choices this budget season. Fund education or health care? Invest in infrastructure or public safety? But there’s a budget-buster legislators rarely mention by name — government union contracts. Since Gov. Jared Polis signed collective bargaining into law for state employees in 2020, personnel costs have exploded. Next year’s union-negotiated raises…
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GUEST COLUMN: When Colorado schools dump unions, they excel
Last fall, the Colorado Education Association boasted that over 80% of the candidates it endorsed statewide won their races. But scratch beneath the surface of that talking point and you’ll find a very different story — one that reveals not union strength, but growing teacher discontent and a roadmap for educational improvement that doesn’t require…
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Jeffco teachers’ union failed to vet its ‘Cleanup Crew’ | Jimmy Sengenberger
In August, the Jefferson County Education Association endorsed Peter Gibbins, Tina Moeinian and Michael Yocum for Jeffco’s school board in this fall’s election, proudly branding them the “Cleanup Crew.” It was a curious label. All but one member of the current board are already union-backed. Cleaning up whose mess, exactly? It turns out they have…
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Colorado unions, businesses may clash in state legislature in 2025
Denver Gazette editor Luige del Puerto explains how businesses and unions alike may resolve a dispute over union election procedures to Colorado’s state legislature in 2025.
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Here’s the list of open and closed Kaiser Permanente labs, pharmacies
Tom Hellauer [email protected] Kaiser Permanente reiterated on Thursday morning that its urgent care departments and medical offices remain open during the strike, although some of its labs have been forced to close and services elsewhere have been affected. Here are the labs that are closed In Denver and Boulder: Arapahoe (Centennial), Baseline (Boulder), Brighton, Castle…
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Kaiser Permanente workers launch strike, signaling failure to reach agreement
Tom Hellauer [email protected] About 100 Kaiser Permanente workers in Aurora picketed on Wednesday morning, joining more than 70,000 Kaiser employees striking across the country in the largest health care work stoppage in American history. The strike — expected to last three days — signaled that Kaiser and the union have failed to reach an agreement.…
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Kaiser Permanente workers poised to strike
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Roughly 3,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente workers in Colorado are expected — without an eleventh-hour agreement — to strike on Wednesday. They’ll be joining more than 70,000 Kaiser employees striking across the country in California, Oregon, Washington, Virginia and the District of Columbia that has been…
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Southwest apologizes with free airline miles; union still seething
A week after the worst travel experience of her life, Wyn Flato received a peace offering from Southwest Airlines: 25,000 Rapid Rewards points — a $300 travel value. “I actually got an email from the SW CEO Tuesday! It’s like come on. That’s what you’re gonna do?” she said. “It’s not worth it!” Flato spent…
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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…