The VSEA Board of Trustees recently voted to make a donation to the 2021 Champlain Valley Fair, and that provided VSEA with the opportunity to co-sponsor Vermont Foodbank Day on Thursday, September 2, 2021, from 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m.. Bring two non-perishable food items BEFORE 2:00 PM and get in FREE! Bring two more and save $10 off a ride bracelet! VSEA is co-sponsoring the day with the Vermont Federal Credit Union.
The Champlain Valley Fair begins August 27 and goes until September 5.
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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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