Vermont Business Magazine AFT Vermont has announced that this Saturday, Central Vermont Medical Center support staff will hold a rally at City Hall Parkin Barre to put pressure on their administration to agree to a fair union contract that improves patient care, staff retention, and working conditions for the nearly 500 support staff employed by CVMC. This group includes cleaning and kitchen staff, nursing aides, front desk staff, and other groups who earn the lowest wages at the hospital.
CVMC support staff have been in first contract negotiations since November 2024, and during that time have had to navigate what they call the challenges brought on by the administration’s decision to close the Inpatient Psychiatry unit at the hospital in Berlin and a primary care clinic run by CVMC in the Mad River Valley.
Scheduled speakers for the rally include union members from CVMC, other local unions, community organizations, and legislators.
Central Vermont Healthcare United is a joint union of over 1,000 Nurses, Technical Staff, and Support Staff at Central Vermont Medical Center.
AFT Vermont represents over 11,000 healthcare and higher education professionals at the Central Vermont Medical Center, UVM Medical Center, University of Vermont, the Vermont State University, Community College of Vermont, Bennington College, Porter Medical Center, Community Health Centers, Planned Parenthood of NNE, Northwestern Medical Center, Vermont Legal Aid, Legal Services Vermont and Brattleboro Medical Center. https://AFTVermont.org
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