Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals

07/13/2025

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In the run-up to President Trump’s budget submission, some 28 Freedom Caucus members and other conservative hardliners vociferously opposed it, on camera, for their participants. Then, under personal pressure from President Trump, they all caved and voted for the bill.

07/12/2025

Members sign this urgent petition today! It will take less than a minute to do.

Our healthcare system here in Vermont is stretched thin enough as it is. UVMMC's recent changes to the way staffing is done only serves to increase the strain put on our nursing, tech, and support staff, as well as increase burnout that will result in good workers leaving UVMMC. These changes are go...

06/05/2025

06/05/2025

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/healthcare-workers-say-no-to-ai-in-nursing?source=direct_link&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadXrOHX-gIW__GI3BES29BbAbdwSmGONr-5Fdd6MwgidIZXhTvxpqhQYeGA9g_aem_EpbUMERWXBjzps3iZwZCnA

UVMMC and the University of Vermont Health Network at large want to introduce unproven, invasive, and potentially harmful Artificial Intelligence technology into nursing operations across the network. We strongly oppose such measures, as we know that such technology will result in nurses, techs, and...

06/04/2025

AI takes the “care” out of healthcare! Join us in letting the Hospital know that we don’t want technology that interferes with our ability to provide care! Petition in bio.

05/31/2025

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AFT Vermont

04/07/2025

VFNHP MEMBERS
Election is closed at 23:59 tonight, email with link was sent on 4/1 from VFNHP-AFT
VOTE!

04/01/2025

The University of Vermont Medical Center and the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals jointly affirm our commitment to the employment protections enshrined in our collective bargaining agreements. While unionized federal employees have been facing great uncertainty, please know our contracts, including their provisions on non-discrimination, remain strong and secure. We continue our commitment to faithfully bargain new contracts in the future.
We will also continue to work together on maintaining and building upon our work as an organization that cares for all and, to that end, we especially honor the contributions our diverse staff make to our hospital, patients, and communities.

Stephen Leffler, MD. Deb Snell, RN CCRN
President UVMMC President VFNHP Local 5221