by Media Team | Jun 26, 2006 | News
To Vitaliy Pristupa, an immigrant from the Ukraine looking for a job, it seemed like a reasonable deal at the time. A private school bus company would train Vitaliy so he could receive a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) at no cost, in exchange for Vitaliy’s promise...
by Media Team | Jun 26, 2006 | News
by Traven Leyshon, VWC Member On April 29th, Vermont union members joined the largest labor antiwar contingent ever in New York City. The spirited 15,000-20,000 trade union contingent came from across the country. Altogether, 350,000 people joined the March for Peace,...
by Media Team | Jun 26, 2006 | News
by: Katherine NopperLiving Wages–An Issue of Human RightsTwo years ago, a handful of students recognized a problem at the University of Vermont. Amidst major overhaul, both in terms of new building projects and progressive visioning over UVM’s future, conditions for...
by Media Team | Apr 4, 2006 | News
Burlington Free Press , Friday, March 31, 2006By Jill Fahy, Free Press Staff Writer A group of University of Vermont students, staff and labor rights activists rallied on campus Thursday to demand better wages and working conditions for university workers and...
by Media Team | Apr 4, 2006 | News
By James Haslam In a joint letter to the Associated Press (AP), Vermont Congressional delegation of Sen. Jim Jeffords, Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Bernie Sanders expressed that they were “stunned, outraged and saddened by the summary dismissal” of longtime Vermont AP...
