WATCH: Colorado Department Corrections protest
May 23, 2022
Black, white, and Brown, state employees in every department deserve to go to work in a job that values our safety, has predictable working hours, and be treated with respect.
Colorado WINS Calls for an End to White Supremacy and Anti-Blackness
May 16, 2022
This weekend we were devastated by the news of a gunman who deliberately sought outand killed 10 Black people shopping for themselves and their families at their local market. As public employees in Colorado, where a similar incident in a grocery store just recently happened, we will not stand for this.
**Department of Corrections Officers and Staff to Hold Rally to Demand Safer Working Conditions During National Law Enforcement Month**
May 10, 2022
*Colorado DOC Employees to Highlight Need to Address Staffing Shortages*
Colorado WINS Supports Safe Access to Abortions
May 5, 2022
The decision of when and if to become a parent is one of the most important many of us will make in our lives. It impacts our ability to pay our bills, continue our education or career, and even take care of ourselves and our families. All of us–no matter where we live, what we look like, or what we do–deserve to be able to make the healthcare choices for ourselves and our families based on accurate, unbiased information, and access to healthcare that fits ours and our families’ needs.
**Governor Signs Bill to Make Juneteenth a State Holiday**
May 3, 2022
*Legislation Comes After State Employee Union Colorado WINS Negotiated Recognition of the Holiday in First Contract with State*
**Toomey, Bennet Introduce Update to Federal Law to Help Retired State and Local Corrections Officers**
April 21, 2022
Today, Senators Toomey and Bennet introduced the State and Local Corrections Officer Retirement Fairness Act of 2022 to require the federal tax code to treat state and local corrections officers the same as their federal counterparts by providing an exemption from a federal tax penalty imposed on early withdrawals from qualified retirement accounts.
DOC Solidarity
March 18, 2022
Our DOC Bargaining team needs your support
Solidarity with Ukraine
March 16, 2022
We’ve all watched in horror as Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has played out over the last two weeks. Not only has Russia’s attack on Ukraine created needless suffering and death, but it’s also a blatant attempt to overthrow an independent democracy.
April Members Summit
March 7, 2022
Join us at the Denver Tech Center Marriott for a Member Summit!
Colorado WINS Members Make the Way for a New State Holiday!
March 4, 2022
State employees came together through our union, Colorado WINS, to win improvements at work that let us do our jobs even better, and provide robust public services to Coloradans in every corner of our state.
Colorado Democrats Introduce Bill to Make Juneteenth a New State Legal Holiday
March 2, 2022
Denver, CO – Today, Governor Jared Polis, bill sponsors, the Colorado Black Democratic Legislative Caucus, and advocates held a press conference to highlight and celebrate the introduction of [SB22-139](https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb22-139), legislation recognizing Juneteenth as the eleventh state holiday in Colorado. The bill is sponsored by Sen. James Coleman and Janet Buckner, and Rep. Leslie Herod, and was introduced in the Senate on February 24.
Governor Polis Signs HB 1196 into Law to Close Pay Equity Gaps for State Employees, Workers of Color
March 2, 2022
*Bill Will Fund Research to Study Pay Inequities in State Departments*
DOC Bargaining Update
February 23, 2022
Read about our first bargaining session with Dept. of Corrections
Sharing Our Union Love on Valentine's Day!
February 14, 2022
This year for Valentine’s Day Colorado WINS members celebrated why they love their jobs, and how our union Colorado WINS makes their work even better.
Are you a public employee with student debt? Loan cancellation may be available!
January 24, 2022
In October of 2021, the Department of Education announced a major change to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), providing a temporary overhaul to a program that has long been insufficient for public-service workers struggling with student debt.
Fully fund state's public worker retirement coffer
January 20, 2022
This week Rep. Shannon Byrd about why the legislature needs to pass the PERA payback bill, HB22-1029.
Honoring Dr. King's Legacy in our union work
January 17, 2022
Today for #MLKDay we’re continuing the fight for racial justice through our union. Dr. King believed the same things we do as Coloradans: that all of us, Black, white, and Brown, should be able to make a decent living and save for the future, do our best in our job, and give our kids a great start in life.
Media Roundup: Catch up on COWINS in the news!
November 30, 2021
On November 18th Colorado state employees celebrated the momentous raises they won this year for tens of thousands of Colorado’s underpaid essential workers. State employees and Governor Polis signed their ground-breaking first contract today, which state employees voted overwhelmingly to ratify with a 99% vote yes.
