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CMHHIP Members Stand Against Disruptive Schedule Changes

June 10, 2023

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.

Pueblo, CO – While recent media coverage has touted the success of a new signing bonus offered by the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) for nurses at the Colorado Mental Health Institutes in Pueblo and Denver, existing nurses and state employees in those facilities continue to struggle with staff shortages and growing demands of patient care. Members of Colorado WINS, the state employees union, 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.

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