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Remembering Lara

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Several news outlets are reporting on yesterday’ss COVID update from Governor Scott, where he announced that he was mandating vaccinations for select groups of state workers.

From the Seven Days story:

During his weekly press conference, he said vaccinations will be required for staff of the Vermont Veterans’ Home, Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital and the six state prisons. A potential testing alternative may be offered.

“We have an obligation to protect the most vulnerable under our care,” Scott said, adding the rise of the highly transmissible Delta variant was a key factor in his decision. “We just think it’s a good idea considering what we’re seeing across the country.”

Read the full article on Sevendays.com

See Also: Governor’s Call For Corrections Employees To Be Vaccinated Triggers Bargaining Between VSEA & The State

From a VTDigger Story:

“Between the investment returns and the surpluses, Steve Howard, the executive director of the Vermont State Employees Association, said there is a “Mack Truck”-sized hole in the “argument that the sky is falling, that we’re in a crisis, that the pensions are on the verge of collapse.”

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Remembrance Of Our Union Sister, Lara Sobel

First Tri-Union Pension Task Force Meeting Update Is Monday!

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