Vermont Republican Senator Pens Op-Ed Favoring Labor’s Position On SCOTUS Case Being Heard Today

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"I happen to think that these fair-share arrangements make a lot of sense for the people of my state. They guard against the temptation for some employees to free-ride — in other words, to receive the benefits of union bargaining, but pass the buck on to their fellow employees."

Thanks Senator Mullin!

Read the full USA Today op-ed here…

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VSEA Applauds Vermont Supreme Court’s Decision To Overturn 2014 Vermont Labor Board Decision

VSEA is applauding a decision by the Vermont Supreme Court to overturn a 2014 ruling by the Vermont Labor Relations Board (VLRB) that Deputy States Attorneys, Victims Advocates and Secretaries in the State’s Attorneys Offices cannot be organized under either the under the Municipal Labor Relations Act (MERA) or the State Employee Labor Relations Act (SELRA). Shortly after the VLRB issued its 2014 ruling, VSEA publicly blasted the Board’s “ambiguous” determination that the DSAs were neither “state nor municipal” employees, promising an appeal to the Supreme Court, which the union followed through with and filed.


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