Dozens of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless frontline workers and members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 rallied Thursday outside of a downtown CCH office building on north Broadway, calling on the nonprofit to address low wages and poor working conditions.
The rally also comes on the heels of the city’s recent consideration of a $6 million contract with CCH to provide housing stabilization, supportive housing, and health services citywide.
CCH is one of the largest providers of housing, health care, and other supportive services for the homeless, including street outreach.
Workers are calling on leadership to bargain respectfully and commit to solutions that strengthen the workforce and improve care outcomes, including trauma and grief support, adequate staffing, improved training, workplace safety, and fair wages that allow workers to remain in their jobs…