Colorado WINS, an AFT affiliate representing more than 31,000 state employees, has mounted a campaign to ensure respect in the workplace and economic security for Colorado’s public employees. Part of that is a push for a livable wage—connecting with the nationwide “Fight for $15” effort.

“As the economy improves, the state is losing employees to the private sector. We need to step up and recognize the value of our public workers at correctional facilities, veterans homes, transportation facilities and centers for the developmentally disabled across the state. Their work matters to all of us, and it should be rewarded fairly,” says Colorado WINS Executive Director Tim Markham.