Colorado employees in construction, farming and other industries aren’t covered by the state’s current minimum wage laws. Labor unions are trying to change that.

Union members and employees advocated Wednesday to the Department of Labor and Employment that the laws should be expanded, the Colorado Sun reports.

Such employees aren’t entitled to overtime pay, meal breaks and other protections in Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 35, which stipulates what companies must provide for employees in the following industries: retail and service, food and beverage, commercial support service, and health and medical.

“What I have to say here today is I think it’s absurd that we’re even having this conversation, in 2019, about not having all workers protected under the basic minimum wage order,” said Eddie Bustamante, political director for Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 720, in the Sun article.

The department had asked for public input on how to revise the minimum wage order, which has not been updated since 1998, according to the director of the Colorado Division of Labor Standards & Statistics.

A labor department representative said that they may reveal a preliminary new rule this fall, which would be reviewed in public hearings and potentially be established on Jan. 1.