A representative for the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) has confirmed that Local 5086's bargaining team and Brattleboro Retreat management have reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract. According to Jack Callaci, UNAP's director of collective bargaining and organizing, the local's bargaining team had “tough judgements to make,” and a “difficult job” hammering out the contract. Callaci said members of Local 5086 will vote to ratify the contract Monday, Dec. 17. He would not release details of...
Greetings, Vermonters! As a deaf person and former Vermonter, I just received a letter from Vermont Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (VTEDP) inquiring if I need new or upgraded telephones or computers (including laptops and tablets) to assist me. They encourage recipients of their program's equipment benefits to share this information with others with hearing loss who may benefit from the program. I am passing this along so you might share it with those who might be interested in this service...
Dartmouth professor Allen Koop will discuss the history of America's troubled, promising, and unique health care system in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. His talk, “The History of Health Care in the U.S.,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public. Koop will discuss how America's health care system has been shaped not only by developments in medicine, but also...
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