VSEA launched a new series of ads this week to remind Vermont decision makers and average Vermonters about an investigation earlier this year by State Auditor Doug Hoffer that found several Vermont ski resorts were operating under the terms and conditions of some pretty outdated leases. Because of the lease terms, Hoffer said Vermont taxpayers were not receiving fair compensation from these operators (and, in some cases, their out-of-state parent company). Needless to say, if the State and others want to continue to slash services and hound VSEA members to open up their contracts to find Vermont some money, then VSEA strongly supports a similar ask of these ski resorts to renegotiate their outdated leases, especially given the increased profits they are earning
and banking.
The ad’s info page asks visitors to message the ski industry and lawmakers to ask for lease renegotiations. VSEA members are urged to help by sending your message.
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NEK/St. Johnsbury Chapter Bylaws Revised 2015 (PDF)
MONTPELIER — A state senator and the Vermont State Employees Association say they remain unconvinced that moving eight state employees from Barre to Montpelier is necessary.
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Representatives of nearly all the VSEA Bargaining Teams were at the Best Western in Waterbury this morning to meet with each other and representatives of the State and Vermont’s congressional delegation to discuss the ramifications of the ACA’s proposed "cadillac tax." The tax is scheduled to be imposed in 2018 and is estimated to impact 60% of Vermonters who have health care plans deemed to be "too rich with benefits." VSEA members, teachers and other Vermont union members, as well as a large number of Vermonters working in the private sector unfortunately have plans that will qualify for the tax.
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