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The Public Employees Division has several areas that are unique to it. The accumulated links below will give you the most current information available to all of the public employees.
New articles and information will appear at the bottom of this page.
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The Teamsters Public Service Division serves more than 200,000 public employees across the country.
Teamsters Local 17 represents the City and County of Denver employees covering all classifications. We are blue collar and white collar workers committed to improving the overall lives of our members with our collective voice.
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Public Service News from Local 17
December 10, 2011: Another Teamster back to work! Bonnie Leslie was terminated and the CSA Hearings Officer reversed the termination and gave her a 5 day suspension. The result is $45,000 in back pay and benefits. Great Job Michael Omalley, Russell Harris and Paul Ashley. You can read the decision HERE.
September 30, 2011: Teamsters Local 17 makes it's mark on the I.B.T. monthly magazine. Read about our Local's success in supporting labor friendly candidates in the city of Denver through DRIVE. This article has a special page on our website and can be found HERE.
July 15, 2011: Ed Bagwell puts DHS on notice about a production standard. In his letter to Patricia Wilson Pheanious, Valerie Brooks and June Wilson, Ed makes it perfectly clear that Local 17 will never allow our members to be treated this way. Read Ed's letter HERE.
June 7, 2011: City auditor Dennis Gallagher alerted city officials to what he believes is a “seriously flawed” human resources department that is unaccountable to not only the citizens of Denver but also the officials who govern the city. This has touched off a war between CSA and the Auditor's Department within the City.
Read the report from the auditor's office HERE. The Denver Daily News also reported on this and published their report HERE.
July 30, 2010: Audit Request - Business Agent Ed Bagwell and members of Local 17 are requesting an audit to review responsibilities and duties of certain janitorial positions. Read Ed's letter to James Williamson HERE.
July 26, 2010: FOP Response - Read the FOP's response. The letter says it all. Read it HERE.
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Teamsters Local 17 Begins Push For Collective Bargaining.
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National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO)
October 14, 2011
Teamsters Local 17 begins the push to be the collective bargaining agent for the Denver Sheriff's Department. Business Agent Ed Bagwell outlines the plan here and what you can do to help make Teamsters Local 17 the union to represent all of the Sheriffs. Read Ed's letter HERE.
September 6, 2011
Teamsters officials say they are gearing up for a membership drive to add more Denver city workers to their rolls with hopes of asking voters to approve the right to collectively bargain.
"It's time," said Ed Bagwell, public-service director for Teamsters Local No. 17, which represents more than 1,000 city employees and wants to increase enrollment to 2,500.
Read the article as it appears in the Denver Post HERE.
Business Agent Ed Bagwell presents Denver Mayor Michael Hancock with a Teamsters Local 17 jacket.