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Colorado Department of Corrections

Colorado WINS members in the Department of Corrections keep our communities safe and our facilities running. From correctional officers to case managers, maintenance crews, food service workers, and administrative staff, CDOC employees do critical work every day in prisons and parole offices across the state.

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17 years of WINS for CDOC workers.

  • Annual Step Raises with Cost of Living Adjustments
  • Better base pay for everyone, including $10 to 20,000 more for teachers, nurses and mental health workers.

Partnership Agreement | Article 31

  • Created a 20% weekend differential.
  • Increased evening and graveyard shift differentials.

Partnership Agreement | Article 32

  • Secured earlier retirement eligibility for Correctional Officers, effective in 2020, critical given the average life expectancy of 59 years for COs.
  • Now working to win this for all CDOC workers.

Senate Bill 18-200

  • Replaced monthly schedule with 14-day schedule to ensure we’re paid for every hour of overtime we work.
  • Overtime for working 12 hours or more on a scheduled 8-hour shift.

Senate Bill 13-210

  • The right to 10 hours’ rest between shifts after working 14 or more mandated hours.

CDOC Agreement | Section 8

  • An end to mandated work on scheduled days off, a rare win in U.S. Corrections.
  • Requirement for ten-days notification and discussion around schedule changes.
  • New constraints on mandating overtime.

Partnership Agreement | Article 14

  • $150 a year for what we wear on the job.

CDOC Agreement | Section 11

  • Paid leave for union leader and steward work during work hours.
  • Legally empowered roles for union stewards separate from CDOC chain of command.

Partnership Agreement | Article 5

Bargaining is Here!

We’re going back to the bargaining table with CDOC to bargain for improved staff health and safety, more predictable scheduling, and a comprehensive wellness program that addresses the impacts of short staffing. 

If you're interested in joining the Contract Action Team for CDOC negotiations, click below!

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I work as a Correctional Sergeant at the DRDC in Denver. I’m very active in our union because it’s the only way we can make corrections jobs safer and more sustainable. Given our staffing crisis, winning shift differentials–or more pay–for weekend work has been huge for us, making it easier for us to cope with endless double shifts and the toll those take on our lives and our families.
Eric Olsen
COWINS board member, Correctional Sergeant, Department of Corrections
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CDOC Labor Management Committee

The CDOC LMC brings together union members and management to discuss ongoing workplace issues. This committee exists because we know that the people doing the work have the best ideas for improving it.

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Resources and information

CDOC State Entity Agreement
CDOC Labor Management Committee
2024 Partnership Agreement
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Upcoming events

All year round, we are engaging in our union to lift up the needs of state workers. Find an upcoming event below!

How you can get involved

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Not a member? Join our union. When we stand together, we win better pay, fair treatment, and more respect for the vital work we do serving Colorado's most vulnerable residents.
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Become a Steward

Stewards are the backbone of our union. They know their jobs, they know their contract, and they're not afraid to say so! Become a Steward to protect your coworkers' rights in the workplace.
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Join our Political Committee

We should be in the room when politicians make budget decisions that impact state staffing and resources. Join colleagues who are leading our work to hold our legislators accountable.
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