On July 11th and 12th, the 1800 nurses who work at the University of Vermont Medical Center went on strike, and have been working without a contract since.
From Berlin to St. Albans to Burlington, VWC members have been on the picket lines and in the streets supporting the nurses in their fight for safe staffing and a fair contract.
On June 16th, close to 200 people marched in St. Johnsbury to protect and expand Medicaid as a step towards publicly-financed, universal healthcare for all.
Over a dozen people testified about the importance of expanding Medicaid and their own experiences of a failed healthcare system in the United States.
Join the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign for a family-friendly and accessible march to protect and expand Medicaid in the face of cuts and unjust reforms. Click here to RSVP and get involved.
Join the Medicaid March: Saturday, June 16th, 2018 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Take Action: Tuesday, 20 February between 8am - 4:30pm
Governor Scott is proposing to cut subsidies for people with Vermont Health Connect silver plans, funding for the office of the Health Care Advocate and the Green Mountain Care Board, and cuts to the Developmental Services budget.
Note: This OpEd by high school teacher and Washington resident Tevye Kelman was published in VT Digger.
On Tuesday, January 23rd, over 150 people braved the freezing rain and came to speak out at a public hearing on access to healthcare.
Supporters of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign called on members of the House Healthcare and Senate Health and Welfare Committees to move forward with full implementation of Act 48.
NOTE: This OpEd by VWC president Ellen Schwartz has so far run in the St.
Organizational Overview
The Vermont Workers’ Center (VWC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation founded in 1998 as a membership organization. The VWC organizes for economic and social justice in Vermont.
On Saturday, November 11, the Vermont Workers Center held its annual Membership Assembly. Fifty-five members gathered at the Old Labor Hall in Barre to attend to organizational business and plan for the year ahead.
Originally published in the Vermont Commons.
Consider anyone you have cared about — a friend, family member, co-worker, neighbor — who has had or will face a life-threatening illness.