VSEA Corrections Unit Leaders Demand Staffing Crisis Response from Gov. Scott
MONTPELIER, Vt.— Vermont State Employees’ Association (VSEA) Corrections Unit leaders representing frontline staff in Vermont’s correctional facilities statewide are demanding to meet with Gov. Scott to discuss what plan he has—if any—to end excessive overtime and increased workloads due to a years-long staffing crisis that continues to erode employee morale and drag the Corrections Department down.
Union leaders signed a letter that was sent this morning to Gov. Scott, and they are demanding a plan from the Governor to immediately end the staffing shortfalls that have resulted in 16-hour shifts, mandatory hospital coverage, and staff being constantly on-call. The letter notes that Probation and Parole staff are routinely called in on their days off.
