Tag: Union
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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
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 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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Dining review: Bistro rocks creative fare
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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10th Circuit says Fort Collins postal worker may not sue union for false information
Even though a Fort Collins letter carrier was unable to sue the U.S. Postal Service for discrimination in time because of false information union leaders allegedly provided her, the federal appeals court based in Denver agreed Lynda Hickey is now barred from suing the union itself for its misrepresentations. It was unclear why officers of…
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HSS Inc. to lay off 230 security workers at Denver International Airport
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver-based security company HSS Inc. could lay off up to 230 workers come September after it lost the contract to provide security personnel at Denver International Airport, according to a letter from HSS to Mayor Michael Hancock and a notice filed with the Colorado Department…