VSEA released the following press release this afternoon:
VSEA President Aimee Towne said the union is furious about Governor Scott’s veto this afternoon of pension legislation, which was crafted in a months-long process by a Task Force and subsequently passed by the Senate and then approved unanimously by the House.
“As we have said since the Governor first threatened to veto this critical legislation, it is so wrong for him to come in at the last minute and blow apart months and months of hard work by a talented and diverse group of individuals, including a representative of his own administration,” says Towne. “And for what? All to appease a small group of wealthy Vermonters? The Task Force legislation was fair and had been fully vetted, unlike the Governor’s proposal, which his own representatives recently admitted to lawmakers they could not attach hard numbers to. This is a shameless move by a man who once said a deal is a deal because of the way he was raised. VSEA will put every resource our union has into working with lawmakers, other unions and supporters to override Governor Scott’s last-minute obstructionism.”
One of the best ways to get involved in your union is to run for elected office. Currently, there are three VSEA Board of Trustees District seats up for election. Day-to-day matters are overseen by the VSEA Board of Trustees who dedicate their time to managing the internal affairs of VSEA and assuring that VSEA policies are adhered to. The VSEA Board of Trustees meets at least once per month. Learn more about how your union is structured here.
To be eligible to run for one of the District Trustee positions you must reside in, or have an assigned workstation in one of the districts listed below:
District 1 – Barre & Central Vermont
District 2 – Waterbury & Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital
District 5 – Rutland & Bennington
Any members interested in running for election are required to submit a petition bearing no fewer than 25 VSEA members’ names, signatures, and employee numbers by Wednesday, June 1, 2022!
VSEA Executive Director, Steve Howard, shares another legislative update from the Vermont State House. VSEA is encouraging members to continue calling the Governor at (802) 828-3333, or e-mailing him using this link! Tell him you want him to support both the pension bill and the State budget. A deal is a deal.
