United Staff: soon to be your union
United Staff is a grassroots organization of currently unrepresented staff at the University of Vermont who are forming an independent union so that we will have a seat at the negotiating table to participate in important decisions about our salaries, benefits, working conditions, and problem solving.
United Staff is now officially incorporated, with elected officers [...]
President Fogel’s exorbitant payout draws criticism
On August 1st, when Dan Fogel stepped down as President of UVM, he began a 17-month paid leave of absence. During this time, he will receive over $580,000 in compensation and benefits. Many are outraged at this extraordinarily generous compensation package at a time when the University is supposedly so financially strapped that staff will [...]