The union who represents the cities thousands of janitors and security officers are asking city leaders to put more of a focus on the working class as they work to revitalize downtown.
One local union janitor says right now she can't afford to live close to her job in the city and it's a long and costly commute just to get to work.
"We have bills to pay, family to take care of, rent and other expenses," she says. "I also believe that working people should be able to live in the city and have a say in our future."
Mayor Jacob Frey spoke about his hope to implement some of their requests into real policy.
"I think there's a lot of opportunity right now, to work in collaboration with workers, with labor, with business owners to do this right," Frey says.
The report put out by the SEIU Local 26, highlights the positive effect that better wages and benefits for workers would have on the cities economy if workers were able to secure affordable housing within downtown neighborhoods.
It also focuses on things like creating affordable housing by converting vacant office buildings into living spaces and changing the city's overall infrastructure, which has long been focused on white-collar workers.