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TEAMSTERS CELEBRATE PASSAGE OF VERMONT PRO ACT
Following Pressure from Teamsters, Legislation Passes Both Chambers
MONTPELIER, Vt., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Teamsters commended the Vermont Senate today for passing the Vermont PRO Act (S. 102), legislation that would make it easier for both private and public sector workers to unionize by expanding the right to form a union to historically marginalized workers. The Vermont PRO Act also protects employees from anti-union captive audience meetings and simplifies union elections in the public sector through majority sign-up. The state House of Representatives passed the legislation earlier this week with 115 of 150 members voting in favor of the bill.
“Vermont passed the Vermont State Labor Act in the 1960s with a goal of protecting the rights of workers and the public. This is a work in progress, which will be strengthened by the Vermont PRO Act,” said Curtis Clough, President of Local 597 in Barre. “This legislation is a game changer for workers and Governor Phil Scott must sign it into law immediately.”
Ahead of the votes in the House and Senate, Local 597 worked with other unions in Vermont and ran a public pressure campaign demanding that state lawmakers vote on S. 102.
“We are pleased that Vermont lawmakers heard us loud and clear when we said they needed to take up this legislation immediately,” said Tom Mari, Secretary-Treasurer of Joint Council 10. “With strong bipartisan support, Governor Scott must make this the law of the land in Vermont.”
Chartered in 1939, Teamsters Local 597 represents over 900 workers in diverse trades such as package delivery, freight, dairy processing, public transit and school bus services, building material and wire and cable manufacturing, police services and municipal highway maintenance. For more information, visit teamsterslocal597.net.
Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz, (770) 262-4971
[email protected]
SOURCE Teamsters Local 597
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Outbound Hotels Will Soon Debut in Vermont | Hospitality Design
Nature-centric lodging company Outbound Hotels has unveiled its latest addition in the picturesque landscape of Stowe, Vermont.
Following the success of its predecessors in Jackson Hole and Mammoth Lakes, the 73-key Outbound Stowe is situated on an expansive property that comprises the region’s largest outdoor pool. Accommodations range from suites and cabins to an eight-person cottage and a loft suite that transforms into an event barn.
Outbound Stowe celebrates New England design
Designed by One Union Studio, the hotel draws from New England design heritage, featuring a minimal exterior ornamentation and simple, utilitarian lines, complemented by Vermont woodworking traditions.
Evoking a wholesome, playful ambiance, interiors boast a vibrant-yet-balanced color palette, with primary colors like red, blue, and yellow paired with secondary greens and oranges.
Spaces also showcase the work of local artisans, with pieces rooted in the region’s heritage that lean into a cheerful, unexpected palette.
The hotel’s signature restaurant Eastside
Outbound Stowe also features Eastside, a bar and kitchen concept developed in partnership with Folkart Management. With its soft opening planned for late August, Eastside blends New York’s culinary scene with a laid-back mountain atmosphere.
“The expansion of Outbound Hotels into Stowe signifies the next phase in our mission to redefine alternative lodging, granting access to extraordinary outdoor destinations without compromising comfort or design,” says Matthew Mering, executive vice president, hospitality at Waterton, Outbound Hotels’ ownership group.
The soft opening of Outbound Stowe is scheduled for early July.
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Vermont
Max the cat earns degree in 'litter-ature' at US university
A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students’ graduation on Saturday.
Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honouring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness.
“Max the Cat has been an affectionate member of the Castleton family for years,” the school said in a Facebook post.
The popular tabby lives in a house with his human family on the street that leads to the main entrance to campus.
“So he decided that he would go up on campus, and he just started hanging out with the college students, and they love him,” owner Ashley Dow said on Thursday.
He’s been socialising on campus for about four years, and students get excited when they see him.
They pick him up and take selfies with him, and he even likes to go on tours with prospective students that meet at a building across from the family’s house, she said.
“I don’t even know how he knows to go, but he does,” Ms Dow said.
“And then he’ll follow them on their tour.”
The students refer to Ms Dow as Max’s mum, and graduates who return to town sometimes ask her how Max is doing.
Max won’t be participating in the graduation, though.
His degree will be delivered to Dow later.
He is not the first cat to receive human credentials.
In 2020, an eight-year-old therapy dog named Moose received an honorary doctorate in veterinary medicine at Virginia Tech University after he helped thousands of students.
In 2016, a 19-year-old thoroughbred horse called Dr Teddy received a honorary doctorate form University of California Davis for being a Master Equine Educator.
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Vermont Corporate Cup and State Agency 5k – The Montpelier Bridge
The 41st running of the Vermont Corporate Cup and State Agency Race had 1,952 participants, including both runners and walkers, and continues to be one of the largest races in Vermont. After seeing more than 4,000 participants in the 2019 event, races were canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 outbreak, explained race director Leslie Davis. Participation in 2023 was very similar to this year with 1,853 runners and walkers.
“We’re hoping to build the participation back up,” Davis said, noting that the increased incidence of remote working in both state and corporate offices likely has diminished both the energy and opportunities for recruiting teams among co-workers.
Davis also pointed out that individuals can sign up and run in the event without being on a team. The event, which began in 1980 as a state employee event with 23 participants, has been an annual project of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports since the 1990s. For 2024, Union Mutual was the presenting sponsor.
The fastest individual walker, and by a considerable margin, was Andrea Vogl, 48, a Burlington resident who finished in 34:09. Second overall, and also from Burlington, was Steve Dargy, 30, who finished the walk in 37:38.
Although many of the people in the walking event simply walk, race walking competitively involves a very specific technique, and the race organizers station judges along the course to be certain competitive walkers are using the proper form, which is to say, not jogging. The Corporate Cup website provides a video showing the proper technique.
Teams
Most of the participants, both runners and walkers, participated as three-person teams in one of several divisions: Corporate, State, Nonprofit, or Open. The overall winning team was in the Open division, male with a time of 52:58. The Dealer.com team 1 included Brent Towne (17:24), Silas Talbot (17:45), and Chris Coffey (17:49), all representing Cox Automotive. All three of them finished in the top 10 of the male runners.The complete results, and those of earlier years of the event, can be found at iResultsLIVE!
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