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Unions line up against Labor-Commerce merger

Jill Charbonneau of the Vermont AFL-CIO. File photo Labor unions came out in force Tuesday night to oppose Gov. Phil Scott’s proposal to merge the Department of Labor with the Agency of Commerce and...

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Hundreds of teachers, allies protest Scott’s health care plan

Teachers rally at the Statehouse on Wednesday to protest the governor’s proposed changes to collective bargaining. Photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDiggerA few hundred Vermont teachers protested in front...

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AFL-CIO leaves Vermont labor coalition in dispute over lobbying

Jill Charbonneau, president of the Vermont AFL-CIO, addresses crowds gathered at the Statehouse to protest the governor’s proposed changes to collective bargaining in May 2017. File photo by Michael...

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Sanders’ N.H. visit serves up more questions than answers

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd of union workers Monday at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO’s annual Labor Day breakfast in Manchester, N.H. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger MANCHESTER, N.H. — Reporters...

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Hallquist’s pro-labor message fails to win over the union she once worked with

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist spoke to union organizers on the UVM nurses strike picket line in July. Every major union has backed Hallquist except the one representing her...

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Unions call for Vermont to lead the way on health care, hold Statehouse press...

Unions announces efforts to mobilize passage of healthcare for all legislation WHAT: Statehouse press conference with leaders representing all major labor unions in Vermont WHEN: 11am, Tuesday,...

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Organized labor community to recognize former Governor Howard Dean

For immediate release Feb. 8, 2012 Contact Ben Johnson President Vermont AFL-CIO Phone: 802.825.5864 Montpelier, VT – On Wednesday, February 8th, Vermont AFL-CIO, Teamsters, and Building Trades will...

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Child-care unionization legislation will get another shot in the Vermont Senate

Amy Ligay, executive director of the Children’s Early Learning Center, stands with then-Sen. Peter Shumlin in 2010. A push to give child-care workers the legal right to form a statewide union has...

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Largest weekday rally in state history to call for human rights in Vermont

News Release — Vermont Workers’ Center April 24, 2013 Contact: Darya Marchenkova, VWC Communications Coordinator, 802-363-9615, darya@workerscenter.org Massive March and Day of Action, Including Health...

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Johnson & Trumka: Too many workers labor in the shadows

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ben Johnson, who is the president of the Vermont AFL-CIO, and Richard Trumka, who is the president of the AFL-CIO. For many Americans, Labor Day barbecues and...

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Vermont Workers’ Center celebrates union victories, bias-free policing bill

Demonstrators rallied at the Statehouse on Thursday for May Day. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger Several hundred Vermonters descended on the Statehouse steps on Thursday for the Vermont Workers’...

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At AFL-CIO Convention, Sanders proposes wealth tax

News Release — Sen. Bernie Sanders Sept. 6, 2014 Contact: Michael Briggs (202) 224-5141 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 6 – With the wealth gap in the United States growing and greater already than in any...

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Vermont Unions and Business Community Support Treasurer Pearce

News Release — Vermont Democratic Party June 23, 2016 Contact: Christina Amestoy, VDP Communications Director (802) 448-4239 camestoy@vtdemocrats.org Montpelier, VT Today, State Treasurer Beth Pearce...

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New AFL-CIO leaders pledge progressive approach to labor politics

Dave Van Deusen, the new president of the Vermont AFL-CIO, speaks at a 350Vermont protest in front of the Statehouse this month. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger One of Vermont’s largest labor unions...

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CityPlace agreement on the rocks over union labor requirements

The site of the stalled CityPlace development in Burlington on Friday, July 24, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The newly brokered CityPlace development agreement may combust over concerns that...

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David Van Deusen: VT AFL-CIO is the most progressive state labor council

This commentary is by David Van Deusen, who’s running for reelection as president of the Vermont chapter of the AFL-CIO. As we near the 2021 Vermont AFL-CIO annual convention (Sept. 18 and 19 at Jay...

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At Statehouse rally, protesters call for legislation to combat climate change

Holding undulating tarps and plastic representing ocean waves, demonstrators parade up the steps of the Statehouse in Montpelier during a rally on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...

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