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
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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.
VSEA is aware that the Freedom Foundation–a well-funded, corporate, anti-union group from outside Vermont–is once again sending emails and letters to VSEA members to promote the group’s anti-union, anti-worker agenda. Each time this group tries to peddle its propaganda here in Vermont, VSEA reminds members that there are so many good reasons for VSEA members to ignore this group’s email and letter.
Here are some resources for members to revisit:
Seeking Volunteers For August Lara Sobel Ceremony
Win! Conference Committee Agrees To Allot Equal Number Of Seats On Pension Task Force
State Announces Return-To-Work Guidelines. Come Fall, Application Required For Telework
VSEA Leaders Launch Corrections “Listening Tour”
Never Forget! What Have Unions Done For You?
June 1 Deadline To Submit Your Petition To Run In Upcoming Board Of Trustee Elections
Upcoming Meetings:
Quote Of The Week!
UVM Clerical & Technical Workers Say “Union Yes”
Low-Wage, Low-Hours Workers Were Hit Hardest In The
COVID-19 Recession
They’re Back… Well-Funded, Corporate Group Funding Mass Anti-Union Mailing
Protect Our Pensions! Online Hub
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