VTDigger Story Confirms That VSEA Frontline State Hospital Workers Were Correct To Question State’s Decision In 2012 To Build New Hospital With Just 25 Beds. Mentally Ill Vermonters In Acute Crisis Now Paying A Price.
Here are some of the warnings that were issued:
Valley News – March 24, 2013
“Dr. Robert Pierattini also describes the difficulty his staff is having handling some of the individuals in acute crisis who are being brought to them for care. He explains that these are not patients that can be treated in ‘outpatient settings based in a community, and he cautions that the number of beds Vermont is planning to build won’t be enough to accommodate the anticipated need.’”
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VSEA issued the following press release this morning:
The Vermont State Employees Association (VSEA) recently filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) against the Judiciary Branch for refusing a request by frontline workers to move the date to begin bargaining a successor agreement to early August 2015. The date change is important because frontline workers say the Judiciary’s usual late winter start (anywhere from December to February) hamstrings them in bargaining because management has already submitted its yearly funding request to lawmakers. All other VSEA Bargaining Teams will begin bargaining in early August.
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The response to the VSEA Chittenden Chapter’s invitation to all VSEA members across the state to attend the July 24 Vermont Lake Monsters game with the Chapter has been amazing! To date, Chapter President Kara Haynes reports that more 400 members and their families are coming and that nearly half are coming from outside the Chittenden region. Haynes says it was a goal to open the event up to all members and she’s excited about the response.
Way to go Chittenden Chapter!
A retirement incentive program passed in the recently concluded Vermont State legislative session will give 300 executive branch employees the opportunity to retire this year and receive as much as $15,000 in cash. The State Treasurer’s Office today mailed letters and program applications to eligible employees.
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