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Tag: workers rights

A construction worker in a safety vest holds a "SLOW" sign as cars wait in a lane marked by orange traffic barrels and cones on a road.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont promised new tech to keep highway workers safe. It still hasn’t arrived.

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson September 9, 2025, 2:27 pmSeptember 9, 2025, 2:38 pm
Large brick building with a dark roof, surrounded by parked cars. Snow covers the ground and rooftops. Power lines are visible overhead. A sign near the building indicates a business entrance.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vermont Construction Company partnering with a Minnesota-based nonprofit to oversee its worker housing, job sites

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald January 27, 2025, 5:44 pmJanuary 27, 2025, 5:49 pm
A man gestures towards a house under renovation, with Tyvek wrap partially covering the exterior. A new bay window is installed.
Posted inPublic Safety

Lawsuits accuse Vermont Construction Company of incomplete work, unjustified charges

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald December 23, 2024, 2:13 pmDecember 23, 2024, 3:16 pm
a building with a large sign in front of it.
Posted inEconomy

Vermont department orders some workers back to the office

by Erin Petenko November 27, 2024, 6:51 am
Posted inLife & Culture

At May Day rally in South Burlington, hundreds urge Hannaford to support dairy workers

by Auditi Guha May 1, 2022, 10:39 pmMay 3, 2022, 12:57 pm
Posted inEconomy

Employees say working conditions have not improved at Goodwill in Williston

by Douglas Phinney July 7, 2021, 9:21 pmJuly 7, 2021, 9:21 pm
Posted inEconomy

Video + Story: Lawmakers tout ‘economic bill of rights’ for low wage workers in Vermont

by Anne Galloway January 29, 2014, 4:45 amJanuary 29, 2014, 11:11 am

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