VSEA Executive Director Steve Howard appeared on Tuesday’s edition of Vermont Viewpoint (WDEV’s main morning show) to talk about the membership’s steadfast opposition to any attempt to place retired state employees in a Medicare Advantage plan. Howard also addresses a host of other issues, including the pension fight, corrections issues, and understaffing statewide.
When the gavel bangs tomorrow, launching the beginning of the 2023 legislative session, VSEA’s legislative team of (pictured left to right) Tom Abdelnour, Vince Illuzzi, Steve Howard, and Adam Norton are ready to return to the State House to ensure the voices of Vermont state employees and retirees are heard in the building’s hallways, meeting rooms, cafeteria, and chambers. Throughout the session, VSEA members and retirees are always encouraged to come to the State House to help VSEA’s team provide lawmakers with the face-to-face employee and retiree contact and testimony they consistently say they desire.
2023 VSEA Legislative Priorities:
Protecting and Enhancing Retirement Security
Securing a Budget that Maintains Vital Public Services
Preventing the Privatization of State Services
Enhancing Employee Safety and Security, and Improving Working Conditions
Oppose Any Attempt to Move Retirees into Medicare Advantage
Join VSEA Campaign to Address Understaffing Statewide
This is just a partial list of VSEA-related resolutions. What would you add? For more information on how to get involved in your union, please email vsea@vsea.org or call 802-223-5247
As in years past VSEA is again challenging every VSEA Chapter and its members to raise as much money as possible between now and December 31 to provide meals to a “virtual food drive” for the Vermont Foodbank. Let’s see which VSEA Chapter can raise the most money for this very worthwhile cause that benefits so many Vermont families during especially difficult times. Again, the VSEA Board of Trustees voted to start each Chapter off with a $200 donation.
