David Zuckerman Hosts Vermont Viewpoint - Nicole DiVita - Brenda Siegel

Host David Zuckerman is joined by Nicole DiVita, the President of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals and the President of Healthcare for AFT VT, and Ashley Smith who is a member of the National Writers Union and the Tempest Collective and writes for numerous publications including Spectre, Truthout, Jacobin, New Politics, Against the Current, and Tempest, for a conversation about Labor Day, and the importance of organized labor in helping working class individuals whether unionized or not. He also discusses the upcoming Labor Day events across the state.Then, Brenda Siegel, Executive Director of End Homelessness Vermont, joins David to talk about her work helping find housing for hundreds, if not thousands, of unhoused people, including many who have been kicked out of temporary housing by Governor Scott and the legislature. They also discuss how the state's inaction and lack of planning led to significant challenges for those individuals as well as many communities across Vermont.