VSEA’s Week In Action Newsletter: February 10, 2023!

See You At The State House On February 14 For VSEA State House Day 2023!

VSEA Retirees Testify & Lobby Against Medicare (Dis)Advantage

Christina Granger Elected To Be New VSEA District 6 Board of Trustees Member

VSEA Strongly Opposes State Colleges Decision To Shutter Campus Libraries

Notice To All VSEA Retirees’ Chapter Members!

Frontline Corrections Staff At Northern State Correctional Facility Issue Letter of No Confidence in Interim Superintendent

VT House Committee Wants To Give Auditor The Okay To Review State Contracts With Private Contractors. VSEA Welcomes The Legislation.

Mark These Dates!! Important Upcoming Union Events

VSP Vision Coverage Open Enrollment Is Here!

Love A Good Challenge? Join LiveWell Vermont for “Good Mood Food”!

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Frontline Corrections Staff At Northern State Correctional Facility Issue Letter of No Confidence in Interim Superintendent

Employees Detail Shocking Conditions at Newport Prison

NEWPORT, Vt.— Corrections employees at the Northern State Correctional Facility (NSCF) have issued a letter to Nicholas J. Deml, Commissioner of the Department of Corrections that identifies grave concerns about the dangerous state of their facility and expresses a lack of confidence in the facility’s Interim Superintendent, Lori Madden. The letter by frontline staff, who are members of the Vermont State Employees’ Association, alerts Corrections management to a “toxic environment for both incarcerated individuals and staff” at the Newport facility and identifies alarming and disturbing conditions on the ground…”

Read Full Release & VSEA Letter to Comm. Deml

See Also: VTDigger: Interim Newport prison leader steps down following union’s ‘no confidence’ letter

VSEA’s Week In Action Newsletter: February 3, 2023!

See You At The State House On February 8 For VSEA Day Of Action To Stop Governor’s Medicare Advantage Proposal. It’s Time!

Next Legislative Dinner Topic Is “Medicare Advantage”

Rescheduled Presentation Exposes The Disadvantages Of Medicare Advantage Plans

U.S. Rep Introduces Bill To Remove The Word “Medicare” From Current Deceptively Named Medicare Advantage Plans. Posts Video.

Retirees Invited To Participate In The VtARA’s “Legislative Priorities For Seniors” Conference

District 6 Board of Trustees Ballots Due February 7

Mark These Dates!! Important Upcoming Union Events

2023 Executive Branch Steward Trainings Announced

VSP Vision Coverage Open Enrollment Is Here!

Love A Good Challenge? Join LiveWell Vermont for “Good Mood Food”!

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Solidarity Stories:

More Than 2,000 VT Health Care Workers Say “Union Yes”

NY Confronts Staffing “Crisis” Across State Government

VSEA Says Employees Deserve A Voice In Any Discussion About Future Of Burlington State Office Building

VTDigger reports on the State exploring the sale of the state office building at 108 Cherry St. in Burlington.

“The state as an employer really ought to be thinking about how to re-envision the use of state office space,” said Steve Howard, executive director of the Vermont State Employees’ Association. “And that should be a full discussion with the frontline employees who use that office space.”

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