Unions, activists rally to protest budget cuts, 'anti-union' policy

[Omaha Steve]

Source: VT Digger

MORGAN TRUE

Members of the Vermont State Employees Union and the Vermont NEA marched down State Street to the steps of the capital where they gave speeches, waved signs and criticized the state Legislature and Gov. Peter Shumlin.

“I heard Gov. Shumlin say we would probably compare him to Scott Walker at our rally today; well, if the shoe fits!” said Michelle Salvador, VSEA first vice president, to cheers and applause from the crowd on the Statehouse lawn.

Unions in Vermont are under attack the same way they are in Wisconsin, she said.

Shumlin wants to cut state labor costs by $10.8 million. The governor has said if the VSEA doesn’t open its contract to help balance the budget, his administration could lay off as many as 345 state workers.

FULL story at link.



Union members and supports rally at the Statehouse on Saturday in protest of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s proposal to renegotiate state workers’ contract to help balance the state’s budget. Photo by Morgan True/VTDigger



Union members and supporters march down State Street in Montpelier on Saturday, as they protest what they say are anti-union policies from the Shumlin administration . Photo by Morgan True/VTDigger


Read more: https://vtdigger.org/2015/04/12/unions-activists-rally-to-protest-budget-cuts-anti-union-policy/

[freshwest]

1. The story of these great people needs a K&R! n/t

[Springslips]

2. Where is the outrage?

If this was happening in the south or in a fly over state there would be 70-plus comments slamming the people of those states and reinforcing stereotypes. But since this is Vermont, and the governor doesn't want to tax rich latte liberals, it's crickets!

Goes to show the working class has no true party on their side. No one here seems to care.