1996

The 9to5 Colorado chapter was formed in 1996 beginning with a single organizer providing sexual harassment awareness training to low-income women in Denver. This small operation has grown into a thriving chapter spanning multiple issue areas with roughly a dozen staff and a powerful network of members. 

TODAY

Our team has had recent success fighting for workers in Colorado, passing FAMLI, a paid family and medical leave insurance program for workers, in 2020 by ballot initiative.

In 2019 we also passed Equal Work for Equal Pay, changing the landscape for equal pay not only in Colorado but across the country. In 2023, we passed Ensure Equal Work for Equal Pay, an update to the previous law expanding its reach. 

In 2022, our members and community told us in our first Climate Justice Survey the climate issues that were affecting our community the most. Since then we’ve passed the Mobile Home Park Water Quality Act and continue to find opportunities and policies to work toward. 

As a leading organization of the Colorado Homes for All coalition, we’ve been paving the way towards housing justice in Colorado fighting for renters’ rights and mobile homeowner’s rights. In 2021, we passed a bill curbing excessive late fees for renters and are now fighting for protections against unjust evictions. In 2019, we helped pass the Mobile Home Park Act which enforced stronger regulations and protections for mobile homeowners, who make up a large portion of our membership. We previously helped Denver Meadows residents purchase their mobile home park and are currently organizing Foxridge Farm in Aurora. 

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Colorado April Update

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By Amanda Shaw
Hi Friend,   It’s been difficult to pay attention to the news with the constant threats against our communities and confusing orders about every part of our lives, from health care to education to economics. Over the past few weeks, the federal administration has made moves that threaten our bottom lines. Even after making last-minute changes, the tariffs, which are really just a tax on working people, went into effect. It’s estimated that they’ll cost working people about $4,600 a…
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Colorado Campaigns

  • People assembled carrying signs during a protest in support of just housing policies

    Housing Justice for all Coloradans
    No matter where we come from, what we look like or how much we earn, we all need a warm, safe and stable home where we can raise our families,
    • Colorado Chapter

  • Climate Justice in Colorado!
    Climate Justice became 9to5’s newest issue area after realizing many of the injustices our members face overlap with climate change. These issues, including a lack of access to clean air
    • Colorado Chapter
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Colorado Resources

  • Child Care Resources and Information

    Child care has always relied on the underpaid and undervalued labor of Black and brown women and the child care crisis will not be…

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  • Immigration Resources and Information 

    9to5’s work is community-centered, and we know that immigrants are a central part of our schools, our neighborhoods, and our families. People in power…

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