New UVM 09-10 Public Salaries Posted!
As a public university (and thanks to the hard work of Vermont activist & UVM professor Will Miller), UVM is required to post the annual base salaries of all employees (staff, administration, and faculty). Last year the UVM administration instituted a freeze on all staff salaries at $75,000 and above. All staff under that salary [...]
More budget cuts at UVM & Layoffs at Dartmouth
As UVM (and other area institutions) begin to construct their budgets for next year, we are once again seeing suggestions for cuts that are going to effect both the staff and students. At last weekend’s UVM Board of Trustee’s meeting, Kate Ash, the Vice President of the UVM Student Government Association, addressed the Board regarding [...]
Do you support paid sick days for all Vermonters?
The Vermont Paid Sick Day Coalition is making a big push for Paid Sick Days, and they need your help to move this bill (H.382) forward. It only takes a minute to add your name to our new sign-on letter (see letter below). They are pushing to get hundreds of Vermonters to sign on before February 8th, [...]
Ai-jen Poo of Domestic Workers’ United Interview
We wanted to share this great interview with Ai-jen Poo, an organizer from Domestic Workers’ United in New York. We encourage you to read the whole piece (see the link below) but here are some highlights:
Build a Core to Build Your Base: First, I want to highlight the importance of base-building; we can never forget [...]