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Here’s the press release VSEA issued on December 21, 2018:

Employees working in Office of State’s Attorney’s (OSA) offices across Vermont formally filed late yesterday with the Vermont Labor Relations Board (VLRB) for an election to be represented by the Vermont State Employees’ Association (VSEA). The workers’ filing requests the VLRB schedule a vote for 107 Deputy State’s Attorneys, Secretary IV’s, Victim’s Advocates, and Administrative Secretary’s, working in 14 OSA offices across Vermont.

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Top Stories This Week:

• Vermont State’s Attorney’s Office Employees File For Representation By The VSEA

• State Tells Seven Days It’s "Not Planning" To Introduce A Defined Contribution Plan Proposal This Session, But We’re Not Buying It

• VT Business Leader Steps Up To Join Organizations & Individuals Lobbying To Increase Funding To State Colleges

• What To Do About Woodside?

• Judiciary Unit Seeks Self Nominations For Two Unit Leadership Positions

• Time Running Out To Enroll In VSEA Member-Only Supplemental Dental Plan!

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Take That With A Grain Of Salt.  

Seven Days Fair Game column this morning featured a piece on whether or not there could be a pension battle this year inside the State House.

Here’s an excerpt from the column:

[VSEA Executive Director Steve] Howard has evidence to support his fears. Scott is on the record advocating for a shift to defined contribution plans for newly hired employees. He hasn’t talked about it lately, but he promoted the idea after winning the governorship in 2016. "The most immediate and meaningful step to curb the state’s growing liability is to offer new State employees and teachers a defined contribution plan (similar to a 401k)," wrote the Scott transition team shortly after his election.

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One key benefit of VSEA membership is access to a supplemental dental plan that has been helping VSEA families bring down the costs of expensive dental procedures for nearly a decade now. The program is so popular that VSEA is now offering a second chance in 2018 (usually just once a year, in the spring) for members to enroll in the program, which is a unique benefit for state employees represented by VSEA.

VSEA sent an all-member email this week about the new enrollment period. If you don’t recall receiving the email, you can learn more about the plan here.

The supplemental program is offered as an enhancement to state employees’ State-administered dental insurance benefit.