Damion Gilbert
Republican · NY
Damion Gilbert works in the Burlington, Vermont, Public Works Department and is president of AFSCME Local 1343, a union he has negotiated contracts for. He focuses on water and infrastructure needs and a plan to pay for city projects.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Won election as chair of the Rank & File Presidential Advisory Committee of the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, at its 2021 convention. He ran on the progressive United! slate, which won 18 of 19 board seats.
September 21, 2021
Source: ibrattleboro.com
Spoke as president of AFSCME Local 1343 at a union picket of more than 500 people in Burlington, Vermont, on 2019-05-30. The picket protested a Republican fundraiser with former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Vermont Governor Phil Scott.
May 30, 2019
Source: ibrattleboro.com
Led Burlington, Vermont's city workers union (AFSCME Local 1343) as president when it settled a new four-year contract with the city on 2018-12-20. The deal gave raises totaling 10 percent and raised workers' share of pension and health costs. Gilbert said it balanced members' needs with costs to taxpayers.
December 20, 2018
Source: vermontbiz.com
Past race Damion Gilbert ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 2 · November 3, 2026 · Plattsburgh city, New York