In the wake of VSEA’s recent attempt to pass legislation to reduce the State of Vermont’s dependence on private, for-profit, often out-of-state contractors, VSEA is sharing this new study “Race to the Bottom” by the group In The Public Interest with members. The study begins:
“A growing body of evidence and industry wage data suggest an alarming trend: outsourcing public services sets off a downward spiral in which reduced worker wages and benefits can hurt the local economy and overall stability of middle and working class communities.”
Click here to read the full article.
VSEA is pleased to share this podcast of Equal Time Radio’s June 17 interview with VSEA leader John Howe and Rep. Chris Pearson (P-Burlington), concerning an employee’s right to speak to lawmakers and why the voices of frontline workers are important. Excellent job by both.
Click here to listen to the podcast
Today, the Vermont State Employee Association (VSEA) learned via press release that the Department of Human Resources (DHR) has concluded its two-month-plus investigation of VSEA member and leader John Howe and found him not to be in violation of the charges he was being investigated for by DHR.
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via Seven Days
"The two-year quest by deputy state prosecutors to join a labor union is growing more contentious. After failing to win recognition as state employees in recent years, deputies from eight counties filed petitions with the Vermont Labor Relations Board asking to be recognized as county employees — as some state officials have long suggested they are."
Continue Reading at sevendaysvt.com
Nice piece on what VSEA Executive Director Mark Mitchell was able to accomplish (with VSEA members!) in his time with the union. This paragraph really stands out:
"Over the course of his two and a half year tenure, Mitchell has taken the union from a service organization in which the staff managed relationships with the Legislature and the governor’s office to a member-led union that gives rank and file workers more say in how the union works with the administration and lobbies at the Statehouse. The idea was to empower union members to become involved in union drives and issues that have an impact on their day to day work."
Read the Digger story here: http://bit.ly/RG70C0
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