A number of Vermont radio stations will soon be running a new 60-second radio spot, featuring the voice of DCF Social Worker Trissie Casanova, who makes a heartfelt appeal for people to donate to the VSEA Fund for the Children of Lara Sobel.
In Advance Of 2016 U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Friedrichs Vs. California Teachers Association, Vermont Joins 20 Other States To File "Friend-Of-The-Court" Brief With The Court, Supporting Public-Sector Unions & Fair Share Fees
NY AG Eric Schneiderman commenting to the The Albany (NY) Times Union about the multi-state filing:
“The right to organize is a fundamental right for American workers,” Schneiderman said. “Unions go hand-in-hand with a strong middle class. Organizing gives workers the power to lift themselves out of poverty and build a better future. The Supreme Court should follow settled precedent and allow states like New York to manage our own labor relations to achieve labor peace and government efficiency and to continue our long tradition of support for workers.”
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VSEA Judiciary members working in courthouses across Vermont ramped up their efforts this week to get management to come to the bargaining table, after management informed the workers recently that it is unwilling to come to the table until mid-December. Workers had filed an unfair labor practice to try to force management to begin bargaining right now with the Unit, in advance of having to submit a budget to the legislature, but it was recently dismissed by the Labor Board on a technicality. Following the ULP’s dismissal, VSEA members wrote a letter to management, asking them again to come to the table, but the answer they heard back was “not until mid-December.”
