Busy Times
A lot has happened over the last few weeks in the efforts to build an employee association for UVM staff. Here’s a summary of the events:
In mid-December of last year, organizers from the Vermont NEA (calling themselves University Staff Union) filed a petition [link to PDF] with the Vermont Labor Relations Board (VLRB) to have [...]
United Staff: Your Independent Union
As we talk with people, one question we’re hearing is, “Why go independent? Why not join a powerful existing union?” Well, we considered affiliating with several national unions, but in the end, we realized we have all of the skills, energy, and wisdom we need to do this by ourselves, and to do it well. [...]
Do you love working at UVM?
Do you love working at UVM but feel the working conditions could be better? Do you worry that your benefits will be cut or changed without prior notice or discussion? Do you wonder how you can make your needs known, and your voice heard, when the administration makes decisions that affect you?
We have great news! [...]
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 [...]
What is United Staff all about?
The mission of United Staff is to create a clerical, professional and technical staff union at UVM that reflects our needs and values.
We envision and believe:
1. that a staff union at UVM will make UVM a stronger, more effective, and more successful institution for everyone, including students, faculty, the administration, and the state [...]