# UVMMC Support Staff United

> Organizing for our work to be valued, for safety at work, and for support & respect.


## Pages

- [ICE FAQ Nepali](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2552): नेपाली
- [ICE FAQ Español](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2550): Español
- [ICE FAQ Mandarin](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2548): 中国官话
- [ICE FAQ Bosnian](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2546): Bosanski
- [ICE FAQ French](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2519): Français
- [ICE FAQ Swahili](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2539): Kiswahili
- [Your ICE Rights](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2504): Your ICE Rights Français Kiswahili Bosanski 中国官话 Español नेपाली More Information (English) Migrant Justice Report ICE Activity Form AALV Translation Services Vermont Language Justice Project Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) Legal Support National Immigrant Justice Center  Get involved – Immigrant Justice Corps 
- [MAAC Bus Route #11](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2464): This Headline Grabs Visitors’ Mutual Aid and Advocacy Committee
- [VP Organizing Statements](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2426): Lisa LaFreniere My name is Lisa Lafreniere and I am running for VP of Organizing because I believe Our Union and Our Money, should equal Our Issues. I want to focus on better pay, safer staffing ratios, lower health care costs and CTO that is both adequate and able to be used when needed. These issues directly relate to all of us in Support Staff and being such a young union this should be our number one focus. I also want to encourage all of you to take an interest in helping to peruse these issues to their fullest. I […]
- [Our Contract and Constitution](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2390): Our Contract and Constitution Click here to view our contract Click here to view our union’s constitution Step Placement Criteria Corrections d’étapes चरण सम्सोधन  
- [(not currently in use) Elections](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2365): Elections Important Dates Voting Period: July 9, 2025- July 16, 2025   Click here for Election and Campaign Rules Confirmed Candidates Contested Positions Vice President of Organizing Lisa LaFreniere, Unit Secretary, McClure 4 Brett Rhodes, Unit Secretary/ LNA, McClure 5   *Voting will only occur for contested positions*  Uncontested Positions- Officers   President– Jacob Berkowitz, Staffing Office Specialist Secretary– Melissa Lavallee, Admin/ Financial Assistant Treasurer– Kenan Avdibegovic, Patient Support Services Lead Vice President of Education/ Advocacy– Lou Levesque, Operations Support Specialist, Main Campus Neurology Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion- Lindsey Moore, Admin Assistant Grievance Chair– Betsy Brown, Call […]
- [Concern for Safe Staffing Form](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2327): Online Form – UVMMCSSU Concern For Safe StaffingPowered by Formstack
- [Elementor #2283](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2283): Click here to view: Phlebotomy Career Ladder
- [UVMMC (Shift/Schedule) Preference Card](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2259): Click here for a UVMMC (shift/schedule) Preference Card! Once complete, please submit your preference card to your supervisor via email. Per Article 13 of our contract, “A list of Preference Cards submitted by bargaining unit employees will be maintained in the cost center and will be readily available for bargaining unit employees to review”  Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.
- [University of Vermont Health Network Cuts and Closures](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2249): Know the Facts: University of Vermont Health Network Cuts and Closures In the last month, we have received a lot of information about the Green Mountain Care Board’s budget orders for the UVM Health Network, the UVMHN’s planned service cuts and the community’s response to the effects. As a union, we wanted to show that the “facts” are not simply facts because our CEO is saying they are. Our union leadership has met with both UVMMC management and the GMCB, read the reports and examined this complex issue from every angle. Given that, here are the facts as we understand […]
- [Our Statement of Purpose](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2203): Our Statement of Purpose We are UVMMC Support Staff United: We aspire to create an accessible and inclusive space in our union meetings that encourages equal participation by all members. We acknowledge that level of education or language skills do not equal someone’s level of intelligence. We all come with different experiences that may be affected by racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, ageism, ableism, apartheid, and many other systems of oppression. We will not debate the existence of these systems of oppression in our space. We request that all of you share your personal pronouns to make our organizing spaces more […]
- [Union Contract Education](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2128): What’s in my contract? Contract Ed Presentation #1: Preceptor Pay, Discipline & Discharge, Health & Safety  (click to view) ADA Rights and Accommodations  (click to view) Family and Medical Leave Act (click to view)
- [Message to Support Staff United Members Regarding a Potential VFNHP Nurses Strike​](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=2107): Message to Support Staff United Members Regarding a Potential VFNHP Nurses Strike From VFNHP President and MICU Nurse, Deb Snell: Dear Colleagues, I’m not going to lie, when I read Dr. Leffler’s latest email, I felt sick to my stomach. Sick because the institution I have worked at for 25 years is trying to vilify nurses, coerce us, pit us against other employees and against our community. I am beyond disgusted with this behavior and hope you join me in fighting back by speaking the truth about what we are asking for in negotiations: making sure that we have the […]
- [Calendar](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1995)
- [Supply Chain Safety Form](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1976): Online Form – UVMMC Supply Chain Safety Form
- [Our Executive Board](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1920): Support Staff United Officers: President – Jacob Berkowitz, Staffing Office Specialist, Jacob.Berkowitz@supportstaffunited.org Secretary – Melissa Lavallee, Admin/Financial Assistant, Melissa.Lavallee@supportstaffunited.org Treasurer – Kenan Avdibegovic, Patient Support Services Lead, Kenan.Avdibegovic@supportstaffunited.org Vice President of Communications/ Outreach – Jordan Bushway, Unit Sec/ LNA, Jordan.Bushway@supportstaffunited.org Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Lea Ann Macrery, Food Service Worker II Vice President of Education and Advocacy – Eric Leon, Line Chef, Eric.Leon@supportstaffunited.org Vice President of Organizing – Brett Rhodes, Unit Sec/ LNA, Brett.Rhodes@supportstaffunited.org Grievance Co-Chair – Betsy Brown, Call Center Lead, Betsy.Brown@supportstaffunited.org Grievance Co-Chair – Shannon Lawrence, Medical Assistant II, Shannon.Lawrence@supportstaffunited.org Support Staff United Chief Stewards: Chief Steward At-Large – […]
- [Defunct- Our Contract and Constitution](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1912)
- [Tentative Agreements 9/21/23](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1895): Tentative AgreementsSeptember 21, 2023 Our bargaining team proudly endorses this agreement and recommends a YES vote. Click here for Support Staff Click here for Techs
- [Calendar](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1833)
- [What We're Fighting For](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1763)
- [Zoom Background](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1706): Solidarity Zoom Background Click Here to View Zoom Virtual Background (PNG file) Click Here to Download our Zoom Virtual Background (zip file) Click here for Instructions: Changing your Virtual Background
- [Bargaining Team](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1493): Our Bargaining Team Support Staff Representatives: Sarah O’Donnell, Scheduling Specialist Senior, Radiology Communication Alternate: Becci Searle-Schrader, Code Alert Operator, Call Center Heather Bauman, Phlebotomist, Phlebotomy Alternate: Leah Briggs, Phlebotomy Operations Coordinator, Phlebotomy Melissa Lavallee, Admin/Financial Assistant, Medical Group Operations Shannon Lawrence, Medical Assistant II, Neurosurgery Kathleen Grazier, Medical Assistant II, Cancer Center Administration Alex Peate, Medical Assistant II, Dermatology Gina Wrest, Medical Assistant II, Ophthalmology Alternate: June Perreault, Radiology Medical Assistant, Radiology Wendy Lincoln, Clinical Care Associate, South Burlington Family Medicine Alternate: Gabriela White, Clinical Care, GIM & Geriatrics Essex Lou Levesque, Patient Service Specialist, Neurology Gideon Turner, Patient Service […]
- [Posters](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1418): Materials Click on the poster image to view the PDF.
- [Know Your Rights](https://supportstaffunited.org/?page_id=1340): Know Your Rights Click Here for Legal Rights of Workers and their Union Stewards All employees, according to the National Labor Relations Act, have the right to: – ORGANIZE a Union and collectively bargain with your employer as equals over wages, benefits and anything that affects our work.  – ATTEND union meetings. – TALK about the union freely any place where you can discuss other non-work related issues. If you can talk about sports, the weather, or your family, you can discuss union issues and it is illegal for management to interfere. – READ or distribute Union leaflets. Management may […]
- [Home](https://supportstaffunited.org/): UVMMC Support Staff United Membership Form In order to vote and have a voice in your union, fill out the membership form below! Online Form – UVMMC Support Staff United Membership Form


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