CSU Workers Rally for a Fair Budget
May 5, 2023
The same week that COWINS members submitted their intent to bargain with the CSU system, we stood in solidarity with grad workers and faculty that are also working to make CSU an employer of choice.
State Budget: A Reflection of Why State Workers Matter
May 2, 2023
Yesterday, Governor Polis signed the state budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 into law. It is one of the single largest investments in Colorado public services in living memory.
Enforcing the contract isn’t easy, but it’s worth it.
March 23, 2023
Thanks to members' vigilance in enforcing our contract, CDLE (and all departments with similar practices) must cease and desist from applying departmental policies that violate Article 14.3.
Members have ratified the CDOC Tentative Agreement!
February 27, 2023
Our Tentative Agreement with the Department of Corrections has been ratified as an addendum to our Partnership Agreement.
CDOC Ratification Starts Today!
January 31, 2023
Members in CDOC came to a Tentative Agreement with their department for better safety, staffing, and employee wellness measure. Read all about it!
CDOC Case Managers fixed their new pay scales! Learn how they got it done.
January 13, 2023
Late last year, CDOC Case Managers identified that the state had designated their pay scale incorrectly. Thanks to their organizing efforts, they’ve found a solution!
President Skip Miller explains EDI for state employees
January 5, 2023
Skip Miller hits back on the claim that our union "doesn’t really give a fig" about equity for state employees.
Members have ratified their new Agreement with CDHS!
December 6, 2022
On December 17th, members in CDHS ratified their Tentative Agreement with the Colorado Department of Human Services. This Agreement addresses staffing ratios, payroll corrections, and more!
KRDO: DOC Employees Face Tragedy Due to Short Staffing
November 28, 2022
As vacancies at State Correctional Facilities continue to rise, DOC employees are continuously asked to fill the gaps left by department policies. These dangerous conditions are now responsible for the death of DOC employees.
WINS members won Step Raises in bargaining. Here’s what you need to know.
November 17, 2022
State employees successfully won Step Raises in bargaining and ratified them into our contract. We aren't done yet, though!
Colorado WINS Pushes Back on DOC Retention Bonuses
October 7, 2022
Hilary Glasgow spoke with 9 News on Thursday about the need to find long-term solutions to the short staffing crisis.
Colorado WINS on Biden Administration’s Student Debt Discharge
August 26, 2022
Denver, CO—Colorado WINS, the union representing over 23,000 state employees issued the following statement after the Biden administration made key decisions on student debt:
Tragedies in DOC from Short Staffing Crisis
July 26, 2022
Earlier this month DOC workers, their friends and families had tragedy strike their community several times.
WINS Responds to Supreme Court Decision overturning Roe v. Wade
June 25, 2022
Today the Supreme Court, led by extremists, overturned the right of people to choose how and when to have children. Colorado WINS soundly denounces this decision. We support–and have supported from the very beginning–equal rights for people of every color, class, and religion to make their own decisions about their healthcare, based on accurate, unbiased information and unfettered access to quality, affordable healthcare.
Colorado WINS Members Celebrate Juneteenth
June 23, 2022
On Saturday, June 18th, state employees marched in the Juneteenth Music Festival and parade in honor of the newest state holiday, Juneteenth. Together in Five Points with the Black community who have been celebrating there for years without official recognition, we honored Black people’s unique contribution to justice in our society.
**State Employees Celebrate a Successful 2022 Legislative Session, Funding for Contract to Address Understaffing, Pay Inequities, and More**
June 9, 2022
*Lawmakers Funded State Employee Union Colorado WINS’ First Contract With the State, Including 3% Cost of Living Adjustments & a Study to Address Pay Inequities*
Grand Junction Nurses Secure a Pivotal Victory
June 8, 2022
For months we were asked to take on additional duties in the medication distribution clinic without proper training or support to prevent prescription errors.
Legislative Wrap Up Includes Big Wins for State Employees
June 7, 2022
The end of the 2022 Legislative Session is here! This session lawmakers operated with a historically large budget to fund state services thanks to work by WINS members to win federal relief dollars for our state. Great work political committee!
