Local GFCCE members Brendan Moore, Paula Bauer, Rosella Nunes, & Alex Bauer atteneded a CFT sponsored reception this evening at the state capitol.  Our local members met state assemblymen and state senators and even Governor Jerry Braown made an appreance at the event. 

Most legislators were happy to have the new simple majority requirement to pass a budget and they also expressed optimism that the measures placed on the June ballot to extend current tax rates and balance the state budget have a good chance to pass.  Failure to pass these measures will result in some extremely tough budget decisions this summer.

All in all, it was good to see our state union participating in an open dialogue with members of the state legislature.  We'll keep you updated on legislative issues.

Administrators are getting substantial overtime pay.

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Nurses are held in high regard. Gallup's Annual Honesty and Ethics Poll Shows Nurses are again at the top for the 11th year in a row!

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United Professions joined with the Vermont Workers' Center and several other organizations for the first day of the Vermont legislature to advocate for Healthcare as a Human Right. Mari Cordes, President of the Vermont Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals was the MC for the event.

Public Employees have recently been the attention of attacks in the media for, among other things, being primarily responsible for the reasons states are running such high deficits.  The AFT has done a great job of addressing many of the myths being curculated in the media.

Among some of the facts regarding public sector employees:

• the average defined benefit package is around $22,000
• 5 million public sector employees are not eligible for Social Security
• Many state governments have failed to make their contributions to the retirement systems of their employees

The scapegoating of public sector employees will most likely continue but the case must be made that Wall Street's reckless behavior, the stagnent ecnomy and inefficent tax policies have been the primary reasons why states are facing huge deficits.  Attacking public sector employes is a political fight for those who choose to fight it, not an economic solution.