Employment

The National Truck Driving Championships feature written exams, truck inspections and driving challenges.

Legislation approved by Democratic lawmakers earlier this year, and later signed into law by Republican Gov. Phil Scott, establishes a new Office of Workforce Strategy and Development that will have at least two full-time employees.

Seven Days reporter Rachel Hellman delved in to a new algorithm that changed how the U.S. Postal Service calculates pay for its rural mail carriers. The May 6 change affects both rural mail carriers in Vermont as well as people receiving mail.

"This is free money on the table," says one of the administrators of a program aimed at growing Vermont's workforce.

Rob Bahny creates training programs for Vermonters who are looking to earn a license and begin careers in health care and other sectors with a worker shortage. He says significant funding is available to pay for training, but certain barriers keep potential students from ever signing up for class.

This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak explores the history of unions in Vermont up to today's efforts to unionize by South Burlington Starbucks employees.

For some military families who get orders to relocate to a new base, concern about racism can upend family life and careers.

Many businesses struggling to find staff during the pandemic have offered signing bonuses and higher wages to entice workers. But one general store in Norwich is employing an entirely different strategy that’s not about money at all. They’re asking people to work there who might not need the paycheck, but want to help their community.

Many companies have discovered their employees can be productive anywhere, and many workers don't want to go back to the daily grind of commuting downtown. That's leading some to to wonder whether expensive, congested cities like Boston are still worth the hassle. And it's yielding creative efforts — from pet care to vibrant art displays — to draw people back.

Last Friday, the Brattleboro Retreat, the state's largest inpatient psychiatric facility, announced it was cutting 85 jobs in several programs as it deals…