CONCORD, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from Vermont Agency of Transportation in Barre, Vermont, for proposed work in the Missisquoi River, Charcoal Creek, five unnamed streams, and wetlands adjacent to these waterways and Lake Champlain off Vermont Route 78 in Swanton. The basic pu  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Feb. 5, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Vermont - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 14.3 percent of wage and salary workers in Vermont, compared with 12.1 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the union membership rate for the state reached its peak in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with GE Aerospace to resolve alleged hiring discrimination affecting females who applied for work with the manufacturer at its Rutland, Vermont, facility. A routine compliance review conducted by OFCCP for the period from Aug. 1, 20  more

SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Georgia, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri, 158th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Throughout the course of two weeks, nearly 260 personnel from the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing left the snow, sleet and freezing temperatures of a New England winter and made their way to the sunshine and more moderate climes of northern Georgia. These Airmen were not, however, on vacation--they were joining othe  more