AFSCME Colorado Updates

As Library Staff and Management Work Together to Ensure Dignity During Layoffs, Boulder Public Library District’s Board of Trustees Treats Workers’ Livelihoods as an Afterthought

As Library Staff and Management Work Together to Ensure Dignity During Layoffs, Boulder Public Library District’s Board of Trustees Treats Workers’ Livelihoods as an Afterthought

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Jairo Aguayo (center-left, in blue shirt) and Roberto Montes Garcia (center-right, wearing black) are honored by the City Council of Commerce City in recognition of saving a shooting victim's life.
Commerce City Workers Go Above and Beyond, Save Bystander’s Life After Shooting
AFSCME Colorado Updates

Commerce City Workers Go Above and Beyond, Save Bystander’s Life After Shooting

Jairo Aguayo and Roberto Montes Garcia, both parks operations specialists for Commerce City and members of Local 1144, were working to fix a leak in the irrigation system at Pioneer Park.

Commerce City Workers Go Above and Beyond, Save Bystander’s Life After Shooting

DAMWU workers stand outside of the Denver Art Museum holding signs to celebrate their win
Denver Art Museum Workers Ratify First Ever Contract for Museum Employees in Colorado
AFSCME Colorado Updates

Denver Art Museum Workers Ratify First Ever Contract for Museum Employees in Colorado

Denver – This Saturday, Denver Art Museum Workers United (DAMWU) ratified a historic collective bargaining agreement, making them the first museum workers in the state’s history to have a union contract.

Denver Art Museum Workers Ratify First Ever Contract for Museum Employees in Colorado

AFSCME members and supporters rallied in front of the Pueblo County Courthouse on February 16. Photo credit: Josette Jaramillo/AFSCME Colorado. 
AFSCME members beat back Pueblo County’s furlough plan after taking collective action 
AFSCME Colorado Updates

AFSCME members beat back Pueblo County’s furlough plan after taking collective action 

Faced with having their paid holidays taken away, Pueblo County workers came together through AFSCME and won.

AFSCME members beat back Pueblo County’s furlough plan after taking collective action