Ten-Minute Video Highlights From Jan. 25 Vermonters For Quality Mental Health Press Conference
Clips from presenters at a Jan. 25 "Vermonters for Quality Mental Health" press conference. All in coalition support large, centralized state hospital.
VSH Employee Speaks Out On WCAX About Governor’s “Flip-Flop” Position On State Hospital’s Future
"I don’t know if going back to two years ago [to what then Sen. Shumlin told the VSEA Board his vision for the VSH was] is relevant to where we are today," [Sec’y of the Admin Jeb] Spaulding said.
This quote falls flat when you consider VSH employee after VSH employee has testified that the Governor came to a VSH picnic just weeks prior to Irene, promising employees he "would build them a new, 54-bed State Hospital." That is relevant and it’s unfortunate it wasn’t included in the story that aired on WCAX.
House Human Services Passes Out Bill With 25 Acute Beds!
NY Governor Imposes Cap On Excessive Contractor Pay For Entities Doing Business With The State
"Looking to rein in the use of public money to pay what he called excessive salaries, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order on Wednesday placing a $199,000 limit on the amount of state funds that contractors can use to pay executives."
VSEA’s Jeff Briggs Lends Union’s Support To H. 549
Legislation would ensure Vermont contracts only with companies that pay their employees a fair and livable wage. This is defined by companies whose CEO earns no more than eight times what the company’s lowest paid employee earns.
VSEA Hopeful Deletion Of Requested E-mails Will Prompt Policy Review & Modification
“There needs to be a good records management system in place to prevent records from being destroyed or lost in the future,” [VSEA Associate General Counsel Abilgail] Winters said. “I know [Sec’y of State] Jim Condos is committed to that, and I know this administration is committed to transparency, so I’m confident we’ll have a sound policy in the near future.”