Upcoming Events/Solidarity Actions

Barre Solidarity School this weekend!
Saturday, May 30th starts at 9am @ Old Labor Hall - 46 Granite St., Barre 

RSVP/More details can be found here!

Workshops On:
Organizing a Union!
Building Shop Floor Power!!
Bargaining To Win!!!
Becoming Strike Ready!!!!

AFT Vermont Locals in Action!
SSU + VFNHP: Common Good Bargaining!

Earlier this week, Support Staff United (SSU) and the Technical Professionals of Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (VFNHP) introduced their “Common Good” proposals in contract bargaining that would make our hospitals and communities safer for everyone who wants to call Vermont home.


As part of this work, they stood with Migrant Justice and SEIU-CIR, the union that represents resident doctors at UVMMC, at a press conference to call on UVM Medical Center to create greater protections for all employees and patients, and to join the Milk with Dignity program so all milk purchased by the hospital comes from farms where basic human rights are protected.

Our communities need a strong labor movement to thrive, and our union needs strong community support to thrive - Common Good bargaining does precisely that.

You can read all of the Common Good contract proposals & add your name to the support letter here:

Support Common Good Bargaining
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Higher Education News

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Other Union News

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Other News

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Vermont House stops short of unmasking ICE, dividing House Democrats
VTDigger, by Charlotte Oliver

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