Vermont Business Magazine Staff at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) who work at all 12 clinics and central administration in Vermont, including clinical and administrative staff, voted 60 to 5 yesterday in support of forming a union and to join AFT Vermont. They will soon begin negotiating as equals over wages, benefits and working conditions with their administration
"We are excited about our election victory and look forward to democratically deciding on our proposals and sitting down with management to negotiate a fair contract," stated Dana Keyes-Gibbons, a Health Care Associate and member of the union organizing committee. "We believe that through our union we will strengthen PPNNE for ourselves, our patients, our volunteers and the communities we serve."
According to Deb Snell, President of AFT Vermont, "As the fastest growing union in Vermont, we welcome our colleagues at PPNNE joining with us to improve their work lives and their communities."
PPNNE staff have already begun preparing for negotiations and hope to sit down with management in the coming weeks to bargain a fair agreement.
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AFT Vermont represents over 5000 healthcare and higher education professionals at UVM Medical Center, the University of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges, the Community College of Vermont, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Porter Medical Center and the Community Health Center of Burlington - and now PPNE-VT. The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do. In Vermont, American Federation of Teachers represents professionals in health care and higher education. http://vt.aft.org/ |
Source: AFT Vermont 2.2.2021