“When you hire someone and the state spends money to train that person and then they don’t stay or they find a better opportunity elsewhere, that costs money to constantly rehire and train people,” said Union Steward for CDOC, Danielle Tye. “People want to be able to keep a career in the long-term.”
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Jeff Hammond, a member of the 2024 Bargaining Team and a Union Steward for DNR, speaks about why we must vote down Proposition 131: the “Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative.”
Prisoners who can’t earn good time will feel more despair and be more likely to participate in violent and dangerous behaviors, said Dana Mueller, a CDOC release case manager. She spoke on behalf of her union, Colorado WINS, which has come out against Prop. 128.
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“I always remember our first conversations about how this was about reinvesting in Colorado, how we invest in our state workers, so that we’re investing in our state services, so we’re investing in the communities we live in,” COWINS Executive Director Glasgow said to Governor Polis at the agreement signing. “And I’m looking forward to working with you to fulfill that shared mission.”
Delegates and members say they are heading home from convention feeling inspired and proud of the work we’re doing to make the lives of state workers better.
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From COWINS Bargaining Team member Patrick Mahaffey: "If we really want to make a change in CDOC we need to do more than provide one-time signing bonuses or short-term raises that could evaporate as soon as the funding dries up."
“This is a historic investment in state workers — bringing back longevity pay,” said Hilary Glasgow, the executive director of the state employee union, Colorado WINS. “We’re still facing a shortage. But I think that the legislature is taking steps to address that.”
We planned to meet with CDOC Executive Director Stancil on Monday about harassment within the department. That meeting was unceremoniously canceled by Dir. Stancil. Here's the letter we planned to deliver to him.
“The whole report says that this is unfounded. It’s not unfounded, because they literally found proof of the allegations that were made,” said COWINS Executive Director Hilary Glasgow.
We call on elected leaders to come together to bring an end to the violence and demand a peaceful resolution that ensures both lasting security for the Israeli people and a sustained end to decades of occupation, blockades and lack of freedom endured by the Palestinian people.