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Frontline 911 Dispatchers in Derby and Rutland Fight Back!

January 27, 2015  11:07 am

VSEA member Patricia Bennett, testifying in 2014 against ill-advised proposed cuts to 911 services. Bennett works in the Derby office.

VSEA frontline 911 Dispatchers in Derby and Rutland are fighting back with their union’s help against ill-advised budget cuts to the critical service they provide to so many local Vermont communities’ police, fire, EMS and just ordinary citizens.

Here’s a quote from Ann Masse, a VSEA Dispatcher in Rutland, in a January 24 Rutland Herald story about the proposed service cut:

“From a dispatcher’s standpoint, this is a safety issue for responders and the public because it can only lead to delays in response time.”

Read the full story here (and write a letter to the editor in support of keeping 911 Dispatchers on the job please)

Please sign a petition, supporting Vermont’s 911 Dispatchers!

Shouldn’t $10 Million In Savings Cover $9 Million In Cuts?

January 23, 2015  11:12 am

With state employees staring at a mandate to somehow find $5-$10 million for the State, VSEA members are urged to share this Governor Shumlin meme far and wide. Remind Vermonters that employees genuinely thought the switch would produce the Governor’s stated savings, but it didn’t–and that’s through no fault of state employees. Remind Vermonters that the $10 million would have covered the amount the State now wishes to extract from employees.

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VSEA President Shelley Martin’s Statement On Governor Shumlin’s Budget Address

January 17, 2015  2:49 pm

The 5,500 members of the Vermont State Employees Association (VSEA) are united and determined to fight back against the Shumlin Administration’s budget proposals targeting state employees and announced in the Governor’s annual budget address.

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