VSEA’s Week In Action Newsletter: October 13, 2023!

VSEA Executive Branch Units Reach Impasse With State

President Towne Fields Questions About VSEA Affiliation With Vt AFL-CIO

New Chapter Banner!

Questions About VSEA Executive Branch Unit Bargaining? Contact A Bargaining Team Member!

VTSU Faculty Union Pushes Back Against Position Cuts

VSEA Child & Elder Care Committee Seeks New Member

2023-2024 Bolton Valley Partner Pass Added To The VSEA Advantage Program!

Halloween Candy Tastes Best When It’s Union Made!

Join The VSEA Veterans Council

Do It For The Ones You Love: Getting Your Flu Shot Protects Others Around You

VSEA Retirees’ Chapter Appeals To Chapters To Claim $200 Awards For Recruitment

Solidarity Stories:

Wisconsin State Workers Rally For Approved Pay Increase

Writers Ratify “Groundbreaking” Contract

Insurers Allegedly Overcharging Taxpayers Millions For Medicare Disadvantage

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First Two “Negotiation Notes” Post

VSEA Labor Relations Director Gary Hoadley has posted his first two “Negotiation Notes” to the VSEA website, and members belonging to one of VSEA’s three Executive Branch Bargaining Units are urged to give it a read.

You can find the Negotiation Notes here.

Note: VSEA.org login is required to view this information. VSEA members and Retirees who do not already have a VSEA.org account may request one for free on VSEA.org.

Questions About VSEA Executive Branch Unit Bargaining? Contact A Bargaining Team Member!

Not sure who your VSEA Bargaining Team members are or how to contact them? Click on the button below to find out and then contact them personally with your bargaining question(s), concern(s), etc.

VSEA Executive Branch Unit Bargaining Team Members

VSEA’s Week In Action Newsletter: October 6, 2023!

Questions About VSEA Executive Branch Unit Bargaining? Contact A Bargaining Team Member!

First Two “Negotiation Notes” Post

New Board Members Sworn In

Reminder!! VSEA President Hosting AFL-CIO Q&A

VSEA Child & Elder Care Committee Seeks New Member

Halloween Candy Tastes Best When It’s Union Made!

Join The VSEA Veterans Council

Do It For The Ones You Love: Getting Your Flu Shot Protects Others Around You

VSEA Retirees’ Chapter Appeals To Chapters To Claim $200 Awards For Recruitment

Solidarity Stories:

Nation’s Largest-Ever Health Care Strike Launches

CIGNA Fined For Medicare Advantage “False Claims”

John Oliver (Justifiably) Blasts Prison Private Health Care Providers

State-By-State NACL State Workers & Payroll Map Released

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A Message From VSEA President Aimee Bertrand Towne

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’s Week In Action Newsletter: September 29, 2023!

VSEA President Hosting AFL-CIO Q&A

VSEA Responds To Latest RTW Propaganda

Help VSEA Veterans Council Promote State Employee Veterans Who Deserve A Spotlight

Join The VSEA Veterans Council

Do It For The Ones You Love: Getting Your Flu Shot Protects Others Around You

Did You Know You Can Sign Up For Aflac Through VSEA?

VSEA Retirees’ Chapter Appeals To Chapters To Claim $200 Awards For Recruitment

Solidarity Stories:

Support For Striking UAW Workers Cuts Across Party Lines

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