COWINS Newsletter | September 2024
September 27, 2024
Read what COWINS members have been up to in September!
NEW 2024 Partnership Agreement signed into effect!
September 25, 2024
“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.”
COWINS convention builds power!
September 10, 2024
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.
COWINS Newsletter | August 2024
September 8, 2024
Read what COWINS members have been up to in August!
COWINS Newsletter | July 2024
July 27, 2024
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COWINS Newsletter | June 2024
July 3, 2024
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COWINS Newsletter | May 2024
May 31, 2024
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COWINS Newsletter | April 2024
April 29, 2024
Read what COWINS members have been up to in April!
What we need to correct Colorado corrections.
April 9, 2024
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."
With Step Raises on the Horizon, the Short Staffing Looms Large
March 27, 2024
“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.”
Letter from COWINS to CDOC Dir. Stancil
February 15, 2024
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.
CDOC says there's no discrimination against Puerto Rican workers in BVCC. We disagree.
January 26, 2024
“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.
Statement on War in Gaza
January 26, 2024
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.
COWINS Executive Director: "Hold CDOC programming sacred."
January 24, 2024
“One of the things we’re trying to wrap our heads around at WINS is how do we ensure that we have enough security safety staff, but that we also hold programming sacred? Sure, we can depopulate, we can reduce the number of inmates. But we’re sending people out into the streets that haven’t had programming in four years, because we’ve had to suspend classes and counseling so that those workers can go serve on security,” said Hilary Glasgow, Executive Director of Colorado WINS.
Why members are excited for their new CSU Pueblo agreement
January 1, 2024
Frank Montoya, a custodian and WINS member, told the Pueblo Chieftain that the agreement has boosted workers' morale and will benefit CSU Pueblo as a whole.
Colorado state worker pay has improved. Other jobs still pay more.
December 8, 2023
Hilary Glasgow, executive director of Colorado WINS, says the employment crisis is a result of decades of underfunding that has left the state as a de facto “training ground for the private sector.”
WINS Members speak out on short staffing in CDOC.
November 7, 2023
Read more about the experiences of state workers inside Colorado's prisons.
Colorado WINS Statement on Governor’s Budget Proposal
November 3, 2023
Colorado WINS Executive Director Hilary Glasgow issued the following statement today in response to the release of Governor Jared Polis’s 2023 budget proposal.