Letter to the editor: Teachers union was ready to talk

At the negotiations meeting on Monday, May 4, Addison Northwest Teacher’s Association offered to continue negotiating with the Addison Northwest school board instead of the board calling impasse. Because the board cited the uncertainty of the times as a reason to move to impasse, ANTA offered to postpone negotiations until September in hopes that more information from our government might be available. ANTA even explained that postponing negotiations rather than moving to impasse and involving the school di … (read more)

Vergennes police officers vote in favor of union

VERGENNES — The eight officers of the Vergennes Police Department on Thursday afternoon voted to form a union, doing so by affiliating with the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA), a union that represents many law enforcement agencies in New … (read more)

Vergennes police officers seek to form union

VERGENNES — The officers of the Vergennes Police Department have voted to unionize by affiliating with the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA), a union that represents many law enforcement agencies in New England, including in Vermont. The p … (read more)