Three Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates RSVP To Attend Solidarity Event With VSEA Members On Wed., April 20 @ Noon!

All VSEA Members Invited!

Time is quickly running out for Vermont legislators to finish their work before the adjournment of the 2016 session, but work on several key VSEA issues still remains. To bolster lawmaker and public support in the final weeks to resolve VSEA’s outstanding issues, your union is holding a press conference on Wednesday, April 20, to highlight:

  • Funding of a Fair Contract;
  • Ending the Privatization of Public Services;
  • Funding for Safety and Security Enhancements; and
  • Supporting Adequate Staffing Levels Across Government.

VSEA Solidarity Press Conference* – April 20

Featuring Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates
State House, Room 10
12:00 p.m.
(Members being asked to show up 15 minutes early, if possible)

*To Date, Three Gubernatorial Candidates (All Have Been Invited) Will Join In Solidarity With VSEA Members On Wednesday!! They are pictured here (L to R) Peter Galbraith, Matt Dunne and Sue Minter.


Judiciary Unit Bargaining Update – April 14, 2016

Dear Judiciary Unit Members:

Here’s an update on our bargaining progress.

Right now, we are busy making preparations to take our bargaining proposals to fact-finding.

Fact-finding is scheduled for Thursday, May 5. It will take place at the VTrans Training Center in Berlin.

We are working with our VSEA support staff to decide the key proposals we will present at fact-finding and develop the arguments we’ll be making to support them.

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9-1-1 Board Press Release Causes Concern For VSEA. Union Hopes Administration’s Rebuttal Is Genuine

While the Shumlin Administration is publicly rebutting today’s announcement by the Vermont 9-1-1 Emergency Board that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants privatize its two remaining Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in Rockingham and Williston, the Vermont State Employees’ Association (VSEA) is not taking any chances and will be moving forward to develop a plan to thwart any effort to privatize the remaining PSAPs.
 
Less than a year ago, DPS ignored strong public outcry against two proposed PSAP closures (led by frontline dispatchers, first responders and many in law enforcement) and went ahead and shuttered the Rutland and Derby PSAPs. The closures displaced dozens of seasoned state employees, much like the closing the Williston and Rockingham PSAPs would.

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