I am writing today to share my thoughts on VSEA’s Board of Trustees’ vote to join the National AFL-CIO, a coalition of unions that come together to increase the power of workers. My goal is to share with you the rationale for this decision.
Protecting VSEA’s Independence
VSEA is a proud, 79-year independent union, which is very rare in the labor movement.
Independent unions are becoming rarer because they are often “raided” in what is like a hostile takeover by big, out-of-state national unions. These other unions have the ability to spend money and deploy resources, like organizers, to try to gain enough favor among union members to force an election to leave the existing union and in turn, join a different one. These large national unions often tell members what they want to hear and/or share misinformation using their huge war chest
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VSEA members and retirees are meeting today at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa in Stowe, Vermont, and online, via Zoom for VSEA’s 79th Annual Meeting! Annual Meeting is your union’s most important event of the year, as members come together to set VSEA priorities and vote on an operating budget (including dues) and bylaw-change proposals.
At today’s meeting, the VSEA Elections, Rules and Nominating Committee announced that the following had been elected to new, two-year terms as VSEA officers:
- President – Aimee Towne
- First Vice President – Margaret Crowley
- Second Vice President – Karen Hango
- Treasurer – Eric Davis
- Clerk – Meghan Place
Congratulations to the winners!
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