Vermont Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals

We are the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (VFNHP), Local 5221, AFT Vermont. We represent over 3,000 nurses and technical professionals at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Our goal is to provide safe, effective, high-quality healthcare to members of the community. By empowering our members to speak out and become agents of change in our working environments, we are able to achieve this goal.

Our members are not only involved in the hospital setting, but also provide hands-on care to our extended communities in times of need. We are active members in policy-making decisions with the formation of laws affecting our professional practice and the communities we serve, at the state as well as the federal level.

Latest News

TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS CONTRACT WINS

Articles 22-Wages, 23-Differentials, & 24 On-CallMarch 2023-Minimum of 6.5% base wage increase for all Technical Professionals. Go here for the full wage scale.-Minimum hourly wage: $19.66 -On-Call increases to $6.00/hr-On-Call bonus-Moving all Technical...

Summary of Technical Professionals Tentative Agreement & Voting Info

Dear Technical Professionals, We reached a Tentative Agreement on our next contract!  Before I get into the details of the agreement and next steps, I want to say how grateful I am to organize with all of you.  The dedication that so many of you showed, especially our...

2/21 Technical Professionals Bargaining Update

We had our second to last scheduled bargaining session last night, and our first with a federal mediator present. Turnout at last night's meeting was incredible with Technical Professionals packing the room from the outset. This is exactly the kind of energy and...

New Members

As a union member, you are legally recognized to have specific rights and protections that you would otherwise not have as an “at will” employee. This protection comes in many forms and is outlined in your union contract. Our first union contract was one of the best health care ‘first contracts’ in the country, and through collective bargaining and an active membership, we have continued to improve upon it.

RN/LPN/APRN Contract

Technical Professionals Contract

Membership Card

Unit Staffing Collaboratives

Unit Staffing Collaboratives are a formal process of systemic evaluation of clinic and unit staffing practices.  VFNHP members and the hospital analyzed data from each clinical area and developed staffing proposals to optimize patient care and unit operations.  The resulting final plans will exist in the contract and continue to be refined through the interaction of the individual USCs and the Staffing Committee.

Unit Staffing Plans

Article 20B

We are a strong union of health care professionals organized to ensure access to high-quality health care for everyone in the communities we serve.
 
 

Call: (802) 657-4040

Fax: 802.871.5946

Email: info@vfnhp.org

Address: 96 Colchester Ave, Burlington VT 05401