UNITING VERMONT:
A DESIGN FOR A UNIFIED PUBLIC-ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
Labor Task Force for Public Higher Education in VermontProposed by members of the Labor Unions of the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS)
October 2020
Delegates to the AFT Vermont convention ratified the platform for the 2021-22 legislative session. The platform includes:
Click here to send a message to your legislators and Gov. Phil Scott asking them to support the right to organize through Card Check in the public sector.
Our Union of more than 5000 healthcare and higher education professionals organize in our workplace and in the legislature for a better Vermont. AFT Vermont's 2019-20 legislative priorities can be found here.
S.254 Labor Organizing and Fairness Statute
Click here for the printable AFT Vermont Lobby Days 2019.
Wednesday, January 30: 11a-5:30 (4p Reception for Legislators)
Wednesday, February 20: 7:30a-1p (8a Coffee for Legislators
Wednesday, March 20: 10a-2p
For all Legislative Action Days
* Orientation/Update
* Meet with your State Senators and Representatives
* Noon: Working Vermont Legislative Caucus
AFT Vermont's 2018 Candidate Endorsements can be found here.
The endorsements were made based on the following criteria:
Click here to see the legislative letter
Click here to ask your legislator to sign on to the letter
Nurses and Legislators are asking the Green Mountain Care Board to delay approving any UVMMC Budget until after there is a signed agreement between the administration and the nurses.