VSEA Summer Of Pension Protection
Statewide, Workers Begin Returning To Work
The Time To Request A Class-Action RFR Is Now
New NMU Bargaining Survey Now Live!
Wanted! Members For Labor Side Of DOH Labor / Management Team
Southern State Employee Of The Month
F&W Employee Working To Help Ensure Snakes Survive Highway Crossing
Mark The Date! Thursday, July 15 Is VSEA Race Day At Thunder Road!
VSEA Is Now Accepting Petitions For Officer Positions
GREAT NEWS! We’ve Been Working Hard To Make It Easier For VSEA Members To Sign Up For Benefits!
Upcoming Meetings:
Quote Of The Week!
Read The Full Newsletter Here!
Another Opportunity To Have A Seat At The Table!
One Of The Best Ways To Get Involved In Your Union Is To Run For Election To The VSEA Board!
VSEA is now accepting petitions for the following Officer positions:
President;
First Vice President;
Second Vice President;
Clerk; and
Treasurer.
Any member in good standing can run for an Officer position.
Learn more or download petitions here.
The website Governing posted a piece this week, titled “Government Is Hiring, But Faces Tough Competition for Workers” and it’s worth a read.
Excerpts:”One of the key differences between the 2021 survey and the one conducted following the 2008 recession is a dramatic shift in retirement trends, says Gerald Young, senior research analyst for SLGE. In 2009, 44 percent of respondents said that retirement-eligible staff were planning to postpone retirement, but in 2021 only 2 percent said this. In 2021, 38 percent said retirement-eligible staff were planning to accelerate retirement, compared to 12 percent in 2009.”
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“Recovery for government agencies and citizens alike depends on hiring success. The state and local government employment drop between February and May 2020 was the steepest and quickest in over 20 years, says SLGE’s Joshua Franzel, faster and deeper than what was seen after the Great Recession.It took about eight years for governments to get themselves out of the hole that they dug themselves into by laying off and furloughing workers after the 2008 financial collapse, he says. The lessons learned from this experience are prompting governments to do everything they can to bring back, retain and recruit workers. This must include attention to employee morale, which has suffered considerably during the pandemic, and wellness and assistance programs” (Ed note: and defined benefit pension plans!)
VSEA President Looking For Two Members To Serve On Pension Task Force
What It Feels Like These Days…
Legislature Adjourns. Budget Passed. Pay Act Funded!
Deepest Condolences To The Entire VSHA Office
VSEA Needs Your Updated Contact Information!
Member Support Funds Can Now Be Requested With New, Electronic Application Form
Tuesday Is The Deadline To Submit Your Petition To Run In The Upcoming Board Of Trustee Elections
VSEA Officer Petitions Emailing Next Week
GREAT NEWS! We’ve Been Working Hard To Make It Easier For VSEA Members To Sign Up For Benefits!
Upcoming Meetings:
Quote Of The Week!
VTDigger Reporters Seek First Contract
Read The Full Newsletter Here!
VSEA members recently rallied together with Vermont teachers and state troopers to convince lawmakers to abandon an ill-advised House proposal to form a “pension task force” with nine non-labor representatives and six labor representatives. Instead, lawmakers agreed to a Senate proposal that allotted six seats to non-labor representatives and six seats to labor representatives.
Beginning today, VSEA President Aimee Towne is casting a net to find VSEA members who are interested in filling one of VSEA’s two seats on the soon-to-be-created pension task force. The teachers have three seats, and the state troopers have one.
Submit your name for consideration for a seat on the pension task force here!
The deadline to submit your name is June 4, 2021.
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