Case in Point: AP’s Firing of Chris Graff

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...

SLAP Delivers Demands to UVM Board of Trustees

Students at the University of Vermont, including more than 1,200 who signed the Good Jobs @ UVM petition this past semester, countless staff, faculty, Sodexho employees, housekeeping staff, maintenance workers, construction workers and others all stand together in...

Wal-Mart and the Low Road

By Ellen David Friedman Listen to this commentary on VPR: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=872541 If Wal-Mart expands in Vermont – as it clearly intends to do – some will say this is great thing: New jobs and low...

Organize to Win

Organize to Win: Old North End Community Fights to Save Neighborhood Elementary SchoolsBy James Haslam, Director of Vermont Workers’ Center – Jobs With Justice When unions are at their best, workers are united – organizing with their fellow co-workers and crafting a...