Reminding that while Vermont is in okay shape compared to some states, VSEA member Leslie Mathews spoke to the crowd about the sacrifices already agreed to by VT state employees and the continued need to protect VT services and employees, saying:
“Vermont has lost 10 percent of its public workforce and the people of Vermont are suffering.”
Well done Leslie!
"At a rally at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, organizers had to shovel 7 inches of snow from the steps before the event. About 200 people turned out dressed as if they were going ice fishing or to a late-season Packers football game."
"People fought to give me — a millionaire — a tax cut this year," [Legend] said. "I didn’t need it. And all the other millionaires didn’t need it either."
"We need to stand together to support the people who work every day to ensure that the air we breathe and the water we drink is safe," Shahla Werner, director of the Sierra Club’s Badger State chapter."
"The [State] budget must stop the tax cuts for the rich, cut corporate welfare, and eliminate unaccountable and duplicative public authorities."
Coalition??