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This Week:

State’s “Skinny” Budget Calls For 8% Cut

COVID-19 Agreement Extended Until June 6

Youth Escapes Prompt Move Back To Woodside

VSEA VSC Unit Chair Pens Letter To Editor

Campaign To Save Vermont’s State Colleges Continues! Keep The Heat On!

National Group Seeks To Unite Mask Makers

AFLAC Insurance Enrollment: Sign Up Through VSEA!

Quote Of The Week!

VT AFT President’s Commentary Calls For Increased Investment In Vermont Nursing Programs

National AFL-CIO Sues Federal OSHA, Seeking Worker Protection Standards

Minnesota State Workers Fighting To Ensure They Receive Negotiated Raises

The Economic Reality Facing All 50 States

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This Week:

State Announces Procurement Of Two Cloth-Masks For Every State Worker

• How To Get Your Masks
   
• AOT Garage Mask Distribution Sites & Dates

Chittenden Regional Employee Tests Positive For COVID, Prompting Testing Of All Workers & Inmates There

• AHS Secretary Announces Testing To Occur At Additional Facilities

VSC Board Chair Cautiously Optimistic About System’s Viability–In The Short Term Anyway

Campaign To Save Vermont’s State Colleges Continues!

• Keep The Heat On!

Delta Dental Supplement Plan Announces July Premium Holiday

Vermont NEA Conducting Child Care Survey. VSEA Members Invited To Participate

Green Up Day Is May 30!

AFLAC Insurance Enrollment: Sign Up Through VSEA!

Quote Of The Week!

Amid Pandemic, Hospitals Lay Off 1.4M Workers In April

One-Third Of COVID-19 U.S. Deaths Are Nursing Home Workers Or Residents

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Top Stories This Week:

DHR Issues New Guidance Documents For Employees Requesting Coronavirus Leave

VSEA Judiciary Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement On New Contract

News Of VVH Employee Contracting C19 Sparks Facility-Wide Testing (Finally!)

Numbers Up After Facility-Wide Coronavirus Testing At Northwest State Correctional Facility

Chancellor Sounding Alarm About State Colleges’ Financial Losses Due To Coronavirus

Top Stories This Week:

VSEA Sends Letter To Governor, Calling For Immediate Coronavirus Testing At All 24/7 Facilities

Facility-Wide Coronavirus Testing At Northwest State Correctional Facility Reveals Alarming Number Of Positives

VSEA & State Reach Agreement On New Extended Coronavirus Leave Policy Through May 9

Petition Calls On State To Immediately Test All Veterans’ Home Residents & Staff For COVID-19. Please Sign Today!

Have You Completed The VSEA PPE Survey Yet?

Top Stories This Week:

Upcoming Leave Plan?

Two Youth Escape From New Facility, Less Than A Week After VSEA Woodside Members Questioned Facility’s Security

Second Corrections Employee Tests Positive For Coronavirus

VSEA Vets’ Home Members Very Concerned After Recent Coronavirus Deaths At Holyoke (Mass.) Soldiers’ Home

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