VSEA is thanking the members who participated in last night’s "Truth About Budget Cuts" panel forum in Burlington. VSEA Members Evan Hill, John Howe, Shannon Morton, Jeanne Smith and William Wells took time to publicly explain how the Shumlin Administration’s proposed cuts will negatively impact Vermonters, especially if services like LIHEAP, the Community High School, the Courts and DCF are cut.
Thanks to the Vermont Labor Solidarity Committee for sponsoring last night’s event. Thanks to the Vermont Workers’ Center for sharing this photo!
This Saturday, members of the Vermont State Employees’ Association will be joined by working Vermonters from across our state to send a strong, united message to Montpelier that it is time for a new approach to solving Vermont’s perpetual budget deficits.
We will be letting our governor and lawmakers know that the days of relying on hard-working, largely middle-class state employees to continue to rescue Vermont from fiscal crises not of our making are over. So, too, are the days of asking a growing (not shrinking) number of Vermonters in need to make do with pared-down services and a reduced number of frontline employees.
