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“Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs say they are developing a plan to use additional staff members proposed by the governor to help alleviate safety concerns at the state’s largest veterans home. Gov. Scott Walker’s newest budget proposal includes authorization for more than 110 new positions at the Veterans Home at King as part of $43.3 million in initiatives to help veterans in the next two years. Those positions would include 58 certified nurse assistants and 25 full-time registered nurses. The remainder of the 110 positions would be nonmedical jobs.”

VSEA Member Sheila Lowe Talks Parking Issues On Last Night’s “The 30”

VSEA members advocate a variety of issues from insufficient staffing to Fair Share. 

VSEA member Justin Gibbs was just one of 30 Vermont AOT employees who were dispatched to Massachusetts to help clean up from a crippling winter storm that dropped as much as three feet of snow on the greater Boston metro area.

Article 44 of the collective bargaining agreement requires the State to pay employees specific compensation when they are required to work while their work facilities are closed due to an emergency (such as adverse weather conditions, acts of God, equipment breakdown, inoperable bathroom facilities, etc.).

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