A solid majority of nurses and technical staff at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin voted to form a new union on Friday after organizing for more than a year. […]
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Opinion: Thousands of eye-opening conversations affect hospital talks
This commentary is by Kenan Avdibegovic of South Burlington and Jordan Bushway of Georgia, UVM Medical Center staff members who are part of the Support Staff United bargaining team. As […]
RELEASE: UVM Medical Center Support Staff Vote “Yes” to Join AFT Vermont
(Photo credit: Glenn Russell/VTDigger) Burlington, VT—Two units representing more than 2200 technical and support staff at The University of Vermont Medical Center, Vermont’s largest private-sector employer, overwhelmingly voted yes today […]
Community Health Centers of Burlington Support Staff Vote “Yes” to Unionize
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 […]
“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 […]