Photo: Alex Hodgetts Clinical Services Rehabilitation Coordinator (center) testifies in the Senate Health & Welfare Committee joined by Matt Messier and Chris Hamlin from Woodside.
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The Times Argus has published two outstanding letters to the editor this week, each defending unions and questioning who is behind a series of anti-union radio ads that recently began airing statewide on Vermont radio stations.
Thanks so much for taking the time to pen these excellent letters Sue LaFleche and Sue Viens!
Sue LaFleche – 3/27 (Barre Chapter President)
I have recently heard the anti-union radio ads on WDEV. I am not sure who is paying for them. Could it be the Ethan Allen Institute, or some unknown corporate backer? This is another way the wealthy undermine the efforts of workers. Let’s look back to when there were no unions. Most people probably don’t give the 40-hour work-week a second thought — much less the hard-fought battle that came before it was law, not to mention safety protections or child labor laws. I may not have been around when unions were fighting for workers’ rights initially, but I want to remind others not to go backward.
Calling all VSEA members! The 2019 membership drive has commenced! Become an active recruiter for your union—and you might be rewarded for your efforts. Never forget that ongoing recruitment is vital to the strength of your union.
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