Resources for all workers

 

+ Legal protections for workers

Whistleblower protection act: Makes it illegal to retaliate against an employee for speaking out in good faith about a workplace health and safety concern related to a public health emergency. Also legally protects the right to wear your own PPE under certain conditions.

Equal pay for equal work: Makes it illegal to interfere with employees' right to talk about wages openly.

UCHWU Know Your Rights

+ Need Support?

Nurses House: Nurses House is a national organization dedicated to helping Registered Nurses in need. Nurses House offers assistance with housing expenses and medical expenses to RNs who are seriously ill, injured, disabled or facing other dire circumstances.

Food Bank of the Rockies: Please don’t go hungry. Food Bank of the Rockies helps provide food and essentials to those in need.

Mental Health Center of Denver: Your mental health is more important than ever. Mental Health Center of Denver offers help and mental health resources.

Aurora Mental Health Center: Aurora Mental Health Center offers individual, group, and family services.

Connect for Health Colorado:: Have you lost health insurance coverage? Connect for Health Colorado can help get you covered and offer financial help to lower premiums.

Resources for Workers Impacted by COVID-19: Resources, programs and benefits by area for workers experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19. Provided by the AFL-CIO, a democratic voluntary federation of 55 national and international labor unions that represent 12.5 million working people.

+ Understanding burn out

Burn out: World Health Organization info

"They call us essential and treat us like we are disposable.”

Prevalence of health care worker burnout