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VSEA issued the following press release this afternoon:
With VSEA’s support, two Department for Children and Families (DCF) temporary workers have filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) to challenge their temporary classification. In addition, VSEA has sent a letter to Department of Human Resources (DHR) Commissioner Fastiggi, reporting on VSEA’s findings from more than three years of data collection on statewide temporary employment.
The two employees, Mallory McGurn and Mary Collins, work a regular, part-time schedule every week, recruiting and supporting foster parents. They have worked in their jobs for more than two years, and the work is expected to continue indefinitely. The State has seized on their part-time status and declared them to be “temporary”, depriving them of any legal rights, leave benefits, or step increases that would be provided to them as non-temporary employees.
The data, which was analyzed by VSEA Second Vice President Leslie Matthews, Ph.D. and General Counsel Tim Belcher, shows that the State employs hundreds of employees in ongoing jobs, working a significant number of hours on a regular basis, and deprives them of rights and benefits by misclassifying them as temporary workers. Some have worked in this capacity for years and even decades.
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The deadline to submit proposals for changes to VSEA’s Master Bylaws is Friday, April 1, 2022. Proposals must be mailed to: Terry Macaig, Chairperson, Bylaws Committee, c/o VSEA Headquarters, P.O. Box 518, Montpelier, VT 05602.
Proposals should reference the number, section, sub-section, etc. of the bylaw you would like to change. You should also include the language you want to add, delete or substitute. Also include the reason(s) you are making this proposal. Example: “Bylaw 0 A (1) (b) Change: Monday to Sunday. Reason: Makes it easier to work with the calendar.”
Please be sure the changes you are recommending include all Articles and/or Bylaws that may be affected by the proposed change.
If you have questions, please contact Tim Belcher by email at tbelcher@vsea.org.
Mark Your Calendars! Here Are The 2022 VSEA Executive Branch Steward Trainings:
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Via Zoom
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Location TBD
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Friday, September 23, 2022
Location TBD
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, December 16, 2022
Location TBD
8:30 a.m.
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