"We appreciate hearing the governor’s very aware of the sacrifices state employees have made," said VSEA Director Jes Kraus."
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"Winters said there is no guarantee – in spite of the fact that she won – that the court will award her attorneys’ fees."
"Since 2002 wealthy Vermonters have enjoyed 50 percent-plus growth in income while low and middle-income Vermonters have not."
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"Gov. Shumlin gains political points saying over and over that Vermonters are "taxed out." But we should examine the figures before accepting his stance with blind faith."
"At this very moment, [anti-worker forces] are prepared with a scapegoat for the economic woes: unions and public employees. They have been very shrewd in using this time of crisis as an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of the very organizations that have created the American middle class."
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