VSEA President Shelley Martin’s commentary on Vermont’s increasing use of temporary workers in Sunday’s Times Argus and Rutland Herald:
The temps go to work each day with full-time state employees doing jobs very similar to theirs, but with one huge difference. Many of the employees the temps work alongside belong to VSEA and are covered under a contract that affords them a fair wage, health care coverage and pension benefits.
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In a VPR story about the State’s desire to implement a new prescription drug program for VSEA retirees (mind you, a subject of bargaining), Secretary of the Administration Jeb Spaulding says "his negotiating team worked hard" to convince VSEA negotiators to accept the switch. However, VSEA negotiators say Spaulding is simply not being truthful. The idea was brought up by Spaulding’s team early in negotiations, but it was dropped pretty quickly. No hard sell whatsoever. The hard sell, came in fact, AFTER a tentative agreement had been reached by both parties. Far too late to be negotiated. Spread the truth VSEA!
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VSEA Vermont State Colleges’ (VSC) Bargaining Team members were at the VSC Chancellor’s office in Montpelier yesterday to participate in a contract–signing ceremony. Pictured here is VSEA President Shelley Martin shaking Chancellor Donovan’s hand after signing the Unit’s new contract, which was ratified in early January. (Click here for a larger image.)
VSEA congratulates the VSC Bargaining Team and all of VSEA’s VSC members on a great new contract!
