Organizers and supporters of the ballot initiative — including UNITE HERE Local 23, the Denver Area Labor Federation, the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and Together Colorado — have pointed out how DIA is thriving and will benefit from billions in additional investments during the coming years, while workers employed by some companies operating at the airport make just over $10 an hour.

“This is a historic day for Denver’s airport workers and, by extension, the Denver community,” said Kevin Abels, Denver president of UNITE HERE Local 23. “On the same day that Denver’s labor market sees its largest union election victory in years, thousands of DIA workers can celebrate the advancement of the campaign to place the Denver Airport Minimum Wage Initiative on the May 2019 Denver citywide ballot that will change the lives of thousands of families.”

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