"We demand that the Speaker of the House, Shap Smith, commits the Vermont Legislature to schedule a public hearing on Governor Shumlin's financing proposal by January 29th, and that this hearing be held at a time in the evening when those working during the day may participate."
January 8, 2015
Now Is The Time: Calling legislators to action on universal healthcare financing
January 8th, 2015
Open Letter from 70+ Organizations: "Now is the Time for Green Mountain Care"
An Open Letter to Governor Shumlin and the Vermont Legislature from National Advocates for Universal, Publicly Financed Healthcare
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Contact: Keith Brunner, 802.363.9615, keith@workerscenter.org
Universal healthcare supporters to fill the statehouse and request public hearings on healthcare financing
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Contact: Keith Brunner, 802.363.9615, keith@workerscenter.org
Universal healthcare supporters to fill the statehouse and request public hearings on healthcare financing
For Immediate Release: December 31 2014
Contact: Keith Brunner, 802-363-9615, keith@workerscenter.org
Vermont Workers’ Center responds to release of GMC financing report
Today the Vermont Workers’ Center and the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign issued this statement in response to the release of the Shumlin administration’s Green Mountain Care financing report:
The Vermont Workers' Center has joined our allies with the Vermont Human Rights Council to release this statement in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement:
Note: This OpEd by VWC Director James Haslam has so far run in the VTDigger and the Rutland Herald.
Second Cycle
Twenty Second Session of the UPR
Human Rights Council April - May 2015
Submitted by: The Vermont Workers Center (“VWC”)
Contact Name: Mary Gerisch, President
Contact Phone: 802-379-6311
Contact Email: Retiredinvermont@hotmail.com
Organization website: http://www.workerscenter.org/
We would like to offer our deepest apologies for the use of imagery at the Statehouse action yesterday. The spontaneus protest brought out a lot of universal healthcare supporters who felt deeply betrayed and frustrated. The cardboard cut-out of the Governor was meant as a reference to the story Pinocchio in which the nose extended with each hypocritical statement Shumlin made during the Wednesday Dec. 17th press conference. We realize now this image comes off as reminiscent of anti-semitic propaganda.