Legislation

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

Click here to read the 2 page summary of the proposal.

Click here to read the full report.

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:

Becca Balint

Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Molly Gray

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. For personnel issues boards have specific protocols for executive session to avoid conflicts of interest. 

This bill adds faculty, staff, and student representation to the UVM and VSCS Boards of Trustees to support and democratize governance by the universities most experienced and knowledgeable stakeholders. 

Delegates to the AFT Vermont convention ratified the platform for the 2021-22 legislative session. The platform includes:

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.

We have included all of the responses that we received. If any other candidate submits responses, we will include them and re-post this document.

All Burlington residents who are registered to vote will receive a mail ballot.

The Burlington Town Clerk's office estimates that mail ballots will arrive for Burlington

S.254 Labor Organizing and Fairness Statute

Over the last four decades there has been an unprecedented effort to dismantle the power of working people by dismantling the power of labor unions.  The conservative movement, backed by billionaires like the Koch Brothers (See https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-freedom-foundation-20180628-story.html) have poured millions of dollars into destroying labor unions ability to organize and function.   Unfortunately, these efforts have shown success with states across the country establishing “Right-to-Work” laws; states undermining labor unions ability