Support staff at the Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB) voted yesterday to join Community Health United, part of AFT Vermont [1]. Support staff cited improved wages, fair and consistent […]
Author: Keith Brunner
“Time to invest in healthcare workers”, say 500+ Vermont health professionals
Montpelier – Over five hundred unionized nurses and health professionals in Vermont called on state leaders Tuesday to address the healthcare staffing crisis by making substantial investments in the healthcare workforce. […]
Opinion: Time for UVM to value and prioritize its staff
Ellen Kaye, Rachel Wallace-Brodeur and Alison Nihart are co-lead negotiators and staff members at the University of Vermont. Their OpEd was published in VTDigger. Chronic understaffing at the University of […]
Opinion: Public higher education for the public good
This commentary is by Linda Olson, a professor at Castleton University and vice president for higher education of AFT Vermont. It was published in VTDigger. I have been a faculty […]
Opinion: A Vermont nurse’s view on the healthcare staffing crisis.
This OpEd by Deb Snell was published in the VTDigger, Brattleboro Reformer, and Caledonian Record. I work as a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at UVM Medical Center, […]
Vermont has a plan for healthcare workforce development. But is it enough?
“We felt like we were drowning before Covid. Then it all snowballed.” UVM Medical Center Imaging Technologist Lori Draper was speaking at an October 10th roundtable discussion on safe staffing […]
UVM Health Network nurses and techs fight for safe staffing, imaging techs ratify agreement
Nurses and health professionals at UVM Medical Center (UVMMC), Porter Medical Center and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) in Plattsburgh took the lead this year in fighting for safe staffing […]
Planned Parenthood staff celebrate first contract in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) provides reproductive health care to 42,000 people across Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, including thousands of people living in underserved low-income and rural […]
University of Vermont staff and faculty unions chalk up important victories
Burlington, VT – Staff at UVM began organizing in early 2020, following years of stagnant wages amidst a rising cost of living in the region. In June 2020, the administration’s […]
UVM Medical Center Nurses and Legislators Host Roundtable on Staffing Crisis
Vermont Federation of Nurses & Health Professional Hosted Round Table Discussion about Current Staffing Shortage & Potential Solutions For Immediate Release: 10 October 2021Contact: Max Tracy 802-373-1968, maxt@vfnhp.org Burlington–As part […]