Upcoming Events/Solidarity Actions

Vigil: Bring Home Vermonter & Pastor Steven Tendo
Friday, February 6th, 9:45 am
ICE Field Office, 64 Gricebrook Rd., St. Albans


Rally for NMC Nurses
Friday, February 6th, 4:00 pm
Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans
Join nurses this Friday, at 4pm on the Northwestern Medical Center lawn as they rally to mark one year since their union election. They are still without a first contract. Let's stand together to show management the community is united -- NMC needs a fair contract now!


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

AFT Vermont Locals in Action!

AFT Vermont Members Participate in ICE OUT protests

Last week, in the wake of the murder of Union member and nurse Alex Pretti, the murder of Renee Good, and the increase in ICE activity nationally, thousands of Vermonters took to the streets in protest. Among them, AFT Vermont Union members stood loud and proud.

AFT Vermont in the News

On Wednesday, UVMMC SSU Member, asylum seeker, and Pastor Steven Tendo was detained by ICE outside of his workplace in Shelburne. We stand without hesitation or fear in solidarity with Steven. We hope to see him returned to his home soon.

UVMMC employee detained by ICE, moved to New Hampshire
WPTZ/ NBC5, by Jackson Stoever
February 4th, 2026  

ICE Detains Steven Tendo, Ugandan Asylum Seeker
SevenDays, by Lucy Tompkins
February 4th, 2026

Ugandan minister Steven Tendo, who faced brutal torture abroad, detained by ICE - VTDigger
VTDigger, by Shaun Robinson
February 4th, 2026 

UVM Medical Center worker seeking asylum detained by ICE
WCAX, by WCAX News Team
February 4th, 2026

‘ICE out!’; Detainment of Colchester resident, Steven Tendo, prompts surprise rally in St. Albans
St. Albans Messenger, by Josh Ellerbrock
February 4th, 2026

UVMMC nursing assistant detained by ICE Wednesday
MyChamplainValley, by Roy Santa Croce
February 4th, 2026 

ICE detains Ugandan asylum-seeker in Vermont despite fears of torture
The Boston Globe, by Paul Heintz
February 4th, 2026

One Vermonter detained, another released as community rallies against immigration crackdown
Vermont Public, by Peter Hirschfeld
February 4th, 2026

Healthcare News

Vermont nurses raise alarms about proposed federal loan limits
VTDigger, by Olivia Geiger
February 3rd, 2026

Other News

Fears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond
SevenDays, by Lucy Tompkins
February 3rd, 2026 

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