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VSEA will be periodically posting these memes, featuring comments from current Vermont Docket Clerks. The union’s Judiciary Bargaining Team collected this telling comment and others to share with the fact finder, their fellow VSEA members, the press and the public.
Thanks in advance for your support and solidarity.
VSEA’s Judiciary Bargaining Team sent a blast to Unit members today, which included the following:
"On Friday, the Judiciary’s lawyer sent a letter asking the Fact Finder to shut down the process unilaterally, over our objection, before he hears testimony from your bargaining team. The Judiciary stated that your bargaining team members’ testimony “is not worthy of the additional expense and time.”
VSEA has objected in the strongest terms to their effort to silence your elected leaders."
Read portion of Team’s message to members here
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Patricia "Pat" Gabel is the current Vermont Court Administrator, or head of the Judicial Branch. In 2010, the Stowe Reporter published a story about her, titled "Patricia Gabel Recognized For Leadership."
The story is about Ms. Gabel being honored in 2010 by the prestigious women’s advocacy group, the International Women’s Forum of Canada. She won an award for her commitment to identifying and promoting women leaders in the workplace.
Segue to 2016, and Ms. Gabel finds herself as the target of a campaign by approximately 100 Vermont VSEA Docket Clerks (all but two of whom are women) to address the Judiciary’s steadfast resistance to addressing the continuing impact of historic wage discrimination for this overwhelmingly female workforce. She continues to prevent the Docket Clerks from bargaining over any pay increase over the cost of living. She has also prevented them from achieving a fair system of appeals to ensure that they are appropriately classified and paid for the work they do.
