AFSCME Colorado Updates

The Year Ahead!

Happy 2025!

Last year was a remarkable year for AFSCME Colorado!

The Year Ahead!

More Colorado workers form union through AFSCME

DENVER – More Colorado workers are gaining a seat at the table through AFSCME.

More Colorado workers form union through AFSCME

Arapahoe County facilities workers latest to unionize under 2022 state law

Workers with Arapahoe County’s Facilities and Fleet Management department voted to unionize Friday, acting on a new Colorado law that allows county workers to organize.

Arapahoe County facilities workers latest to unionize under 2022 state law

Jefferson County Public Library workers are first to form union under Colorado’s collective bargaining law 

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. – Jefferson County Public Library workers made Colorado history last week by becoming the first group to organize a union under the state’s new collective bargaining law for county employees.

Jefferson County Public Library workers are first to form union under Colorado’s collective bargaining law 

Workers at Denver Art Museum announce union campaign

DENVER – A majority of about 250 workers at the Denver Art Museum announced their intent to form a union with AFSCME Council 18 on Thursday, seeking to become the first museum union in Colorado’s largest city and joining a wave of organizing taking place across the country’s cultural sector.

Workers at Denver Art Museum announce union campaign

Give county workers a seat at the table

We in Pueblo County, and all essential county workers in Colorado, need a protected voice at work so we can partner with management to solve the crucial issues plaguing our departments. This right already belongs to Colorado’s state workers and the majority of private sector workers, it only makes sense that Colorado’s county workers be afforded this same, basic freedom.

Give county workers a seat at the table