As 13,000 auto workers from the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike to demand fair wages amid strong company profits and astronomical pay for executives, Colorado WINS, the state employee union representing more than 24,000 Colorado employees, released a statement of support.
Colorado WINS members met with CDOC Executive Director Stancil about the state of facility living conditions, and he committed to address the situation. Since then, shakedowns have stopped, privacy and maintenance has improved, and an investigation is underway by the Office of Inspector General.
WINS members spoke out about how short staffing is impacting their work, and why helping state workers make ends meet will make CO a competitive employer.
From Hilary Glasgow, COWINS Exec. Dir.: “I think there’s a lot of hope that things are going to be addressed and improved,” Glasgow said. “I think that there’s also, there’s always a fear that whatever they say is going to get used against them. There’s that sort of fear that always exists.”
CDOC has been recruiting staff from Puerto Rico to fill high vacancies - while this program is an admirable effort to make facilities safer, its execution is problematic. Puerto Rican staff are continuously being disrespected and discriminated against in BVCC, and this needs to change for the well-being of both staff and inmates.
We stand with our parent unions SEIU and AFT against attempts to hinder the work of creating equity in higher education. CO has been swift to protect rights when SCOTUS doesn't, thanks to the efforts of working people. Let's keep that precedent going.
COWINS members have been responding to a recent staffing plan at The Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo (CMHHIP). This plan changes shifts, job assignments and days off for hundreds of employees.
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.
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.
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.
Our Tentative Agreement with the Department of Corrections has been ratified as an addendum to our Partnership Agreement.
Members in CDOC came to a Tentative Agreement with their department for better safety, staffing, and employee wellness measure. Read all about it!
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!
Skip Miller hits back on the claim that our union "doesn’t really give a fig" about equity for state employees.
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!
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.
State employees successfully won Step Raises in bargaining and ratified them into our contract. We aren't done yet, though!
Hilary Glasgow spoke with 9 News on Thursday about the need to find long-term solutions to the short staffing crisis.