Save UVM Grounds!

Just before the holidays, UVM Facilities Management informed UE 267 members on the grounds crew of their intent to lay off the department in favor of private contractors. Help us tell UVM Facilities Management that layoffs are not the answer! Click here to send a message to the UVM Administration.

Organize, Organize, Organize. 

Interested in Learning more about becoming a Union Organizer? Want to sharpen your organizing skills? Click here to apply for Organizing Training or an Organizing Fellowship.

UVM Hospice Solidarity. 

Support Hospice Workers in their First Contract Negotiations
Hospice workers at UVM Home Health and Hospice are negotiating for pay equity with the rest of UVM Health, transparency, safe staffing, and safety on the job. Sign up at the link to support their priorities and receive updates for future calls to action.

AFT Vermont Legislative Action Day
February 26th, 2026
10 am- 4 pm legislative action day; 4 pm-6 pm legislative reception
Vermont State House, Room 11
RSVP here

Brian will be returning to work on 1/12/26. He will be working his same shift in a different unit with: no at-will probationary period, full back pay with differentials, full CTO and EIR accrual, reinstatement of his health benefits, and the final installment of his signing bonus. We are excited to welcome Brian back to work.

Justin, EVS worker: After management indicated their intent to terminate Justin (after placing him on Admin Leave on the same day he received his final written warning), stewards and Justin filed a Step 3 Grievance against his final written warning. Stewards then rejected an Last Chance Agreement (LCA) offer from management that would have left Justin with no recourse if he were terminated. Management did not pursue termination and are now in the process of working with Justin, EAP, PFNHP, and HR to help him prepare for a successful return to work. The Step 3 Grievance meeting contesting the final written warning is scheduled.

Vermont Leaders Pitch Discount Drug Card Program
SevenDays, by Kevin McCallum
January 8th, 2026

Vermont Treasurer Mike Pieciak pitches drug discount program to lawmakers
Vermont Public, by Lola Duffort
January 8th, 2026 

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital reaches settlement with US Justice Department over ADA compliance
Vermont Public, by Howard Weiss-Tisman
January 9th, 2026

Long-Held Beliefs About Healthcare Costs Don’t Hold Up
VHC911
January 12th, 2026 

In Ad Campaign, Blue Cross Asks Patients to Shop Around
SevenDays, by Colin Flanders
January 13th, 2026

Lawmakers hope payment reform can shore up primary care in Vermont
Vermont Public, by Lola Duffort
January 14th, 2026

Fewer Vermonters are working than before the pandemic
Public Assets Institute
January 13th, 2026 

New plan for Vermont homelessness would largely end the use of motel rooms
Vermont Public, by Carly Berlin
January 14th, 2026

Trump administration will investigate Champlain Valley high school over trans athlete policies
Vermont Public, by Howard Weiss-Tisman
January 15th, 2026