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:
As part of the election process, we asked candidates for the Vermont Representive to the U.S. House to return the following questionnaires. Their responses are below:
Make UVM and the Vermont State Colleges Systems stronger by adding Faculty, Staff and Students to the UVM and VSCS Boards of Trustees.
Over 26 percent of public universities in 13 states have faculty representation on their board. Shared governance guarantees that key stakeholders, and those most knowledgeable about the university operations, can help guide it.
This questionnaire was based on the AFT Vermont legislative platform that was passed by delegates to the 2020 convention.
Burlington Mayoral Responses to AFT Vermont Questionnaire
Burlington City Council Responses to AFT Vermont Questionnaire
All candidates were invited to respond.
S.254 Labor Organizing and Fairness Statute
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.