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Joe Amon, The Denver PostMichelle Gutierrez, Strategic Partnerships Organizer at SEIU Local 105, leads marchers for the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action protest on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.- Joe Amon, The Denver PostSEIU Local 105 joined marchers in 25 other cities in a rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol building in 2016 for better minimum pay for workers.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostSEIU Local 105 joined marchers in 25 other cities as they march around the Capitol for the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action protest on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostProtesters joined marchers in 25 other cities in the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action protest on the Colorado State Capitol steps.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostSEIU Local 105 joined marchers in 25 other cities in the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action protest on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe Reverend Patrick Demmer of the Graham Memorial Community Church of God in Christ speaks as SEIU Local 105 joined marchers in 25 other cities in the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action protest on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostLia Tenorio 3, on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol as her mother's union joins with protesters in 25 other cities for the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action to call for a minimum wage of $15 an hour.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostLuis Castillo with SEIU Local 105 speaks as the union joins with protesters in 25 other cities for the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe Reverend Tammy Garrett-Williams speaks as SEIU Local 105 joined marchers in 25 other cities in the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action protest on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostRachelle Bainter with SEIU Local 105 speaks as the union joins with protesters in 25 other cities for the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
- Joe Amon, The Denver PostMaria Herrera with SEIU Local 105 stands with protesters in 25 other cities for the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
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Michelle Gutierrez, Strategic Partnerships Organizer at SEIU Local 105, leads marchers for the Higher Ground, Moral Day of Action protest on the Colorado State Capitol steps on Sept. 12, 2016.
ExpandLocal religious leaders, labor groups and minimum wage workers rallied on the steps of the state Capitol on Monday, September 12, 2016, calling for the state to adopt a minimum wage of $15 an hour. “It is not possible to live on low wages. People need an increase,” said the Rev. Patrick Lee Demmer Jr. of the Graham Memorial Community Church of God in Christ in Denver. Read the full story.
