AFT Vermont Locals in Action!

Last week, in a huge showing of solidarity, over 500 community members and healthcare workers participated in informational pickets outside the UVM Medical Center. Support Staff and Techs are bargaining for safe staffing, job protections, a liveable wage and quality healthcare for all Vermonters. Thank you to all the union members & community groups who supported!

Join Support Staff and Techs for their next scheduled picket on August 27th - RSVP here!

AFT Vermont in the News

UVM Medical Center support staff picket as contracts expire, talks stall
WCAX, by Lizzie Jensen

UVMH-CVPH Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Join UVM Medical Center Union Members on the Picket Line
NYSNA

Over 500 healthcare workers and community members participate in rolling pickets, as contract at UVMMC expires
VermontBiz

Healthcare News

Green Mountain Care Board set modest rate increases for 2027 Vermont health insurance marketplace plans
VTDigger, by Olivia Gieger

Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital Cuts Staff and Beds Despite Pushback
The Bridge, by Olivia Gieger

Brattleboro Memorial’s leaders tell regulators there’s little hope for the birth center
Vermont Public, by Lola Duffort

For emergency department staff, violence at work is a dangerous and demoralizing reality
VTDigger, by Olivia Gieger

State regulators voice questions and support as Brattleboro hospital aims to revive its ailing finances
VTDigger, by Kevin O'Connor

Other Union News

Alleging illegal retaliation, union wins temporary halt to closure of St. Albans dairy plant
VTDigger, by Bear Savage

Vermont Bookstore Workers Join UFCW Local 1459
UFCW

USA Today Journalists Horrified by Newspaper’s Partnership With Palantir
Futurism, by Victor Tangermann

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Burlington, VT 05401

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