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Working Vermonters Caucus Lt.Gov. David Zuckerman STATE OF Sen. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Sen. Dick McCormack Sen. Chris Pearson LEGISLATIVE WORKING VERMONTERS CAUCUS Sen. Michael Sirotkin Sen. Mark MacDonald AUGUST 10, 2018 Rep. John Bartholomew Rep. Sue Buckholz DEAR CHAIRMAN MULLIN: Rep. Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman As you know, the UVM Medical Center network will be presenting its Rep. Kevin “Coach” Christie proposed budget to the Green Mountain Care Board on August 23. Rep. Rep. We are very concerned with the increase in the number of executives and Rep. Dan Connor with ever-increasing executive compensation. In addition, the extensive use of Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas Rep. Joey Donovan, Co-Chair traveling nurses by the UVM Medical Center administration is not only costly, Rep. but diverts our healthcare dollars out of state rather than investing in Vermont Rep. nurses. Rep. Rep. Nurses who are members of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Rep. Matt Hill Health Professionals, AFT Vermont, have been negotiating a contract with the Rep. goal of safe staffing and of fully staffing the UVM Medical Center with nurses Rep. who live in our community. This not only benefits our community, but helps to Rep. Mary Howard Rep. Kim Jessup reduce waste and control costs. Rep. We stand with the union nurses at the UVM Medical Center in asking Rep. Rep. that the Green Mountain Care Board consider these issues at the hearing on Rep. Terry Macaig August 23 and request that the GMCB not approve the networks budget until Rep. such time as there is an agreement between the administration and the nurses Rep. Curt McCormack union. Rep. Frances Topper McFaun Rep. Alice Miller Rep. Rep. Jean O’Sullivan Sincerely, Rep. Paul Poirier Rep. Tom Stevens Rep. Rep. Mary Sullivan Rep. Tom Terenzini Representative Rep. Representative Johanna Donovan Rep. Rep. Co-Chairs, Workers Caucus Rep. Tommy Waltz Rep. Theresa Wood Rep. Rep. Cindy Weed, Co-Chair Rep.