FAQ’s About Union Elections
A representative from the United Staff organizing committee spoke with Tim Noonan, Executive Director of the Vermont Labor Relations Board (VLRB) earlier this month regarding some common questions about card-signing, elections, and ballots. Most of the information summarized below can be found in the VLRB Rules of Practice, and section 13, which covers the questions [...]
Did You Know? From Student Stand Up
Did you know that as of Spring Break ….
* 16 UVM staff members had received layoff notices
* 12 full-time lecturers were facing layoff
* 79 part-time lecturers, some teaching eight courses a year, were facing layoff
* Up to two dozen staff members had their hours (and pay/benefits) reduced from full-time to part-time
Meanwhile, according to UVM’s base [...]
A letter from a terminated UVM Staff person to President Fogel
Below is a letter written to President Fogel regarding the implications of my job cut as coordinator of the Employee Wellness Program:
Dear President Fogel,
> The decision has been made to terminate my position. For the past nine years I have been responsible for the design and delivery of the Employee Wellness Program. My 26 years [...]
Integrity We Need: From Dean Rambur, PhD, RN
This is an open email/letter sent to the College of Nursing & Health Sciences from Dean Rambur. She stepped down largely in protest to the tactics and direction that UVM has used during the budget cutting.
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Advisory Board Members:
The emerging news about a UVM system of preferential bonuses adds a
whole new [...]