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Here’s what this story boils down to, from the July 12 Brattleboro Reformer:

“They are paid through the State payroll system, they have State e-mail and their pay and benefits are administered through the Department of Human Resources,” [VSEA Associate General Counsel Abigail] Winters explains. “They do, in fact, work for the State.” In VSEA’s representation petition to the VLRB, Winters spelled out VSEA’s argument even further, writing “Deputy State’s Attorneys are subject to a statewide pay plan established by the State of Vermont Department of Human Resources.  These workers have been erroneously denied bargaining unit representation without any statutory basis and have not been able to engage in collective bargaining with respect to their pay, benefits and working conditions, in violation of SELRA.”

“Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs say they are developing a plan to use additional staff members proposed by the governor to help alleviate safety concerns at the state’s largest veterans home. Gov. Scott Walker’s newest budget proposal includes authorization for more than 110 new positions at the Veterans Home at King as part of $43.3 million in initiatives to help veterans in the next two years. Those positions would include 58 certified nurse assistants and 25 full-time registered nurses. The remainder of the 110 positions would be nonmedical jobs.”

VSEA Member Sheila Lowe Talks Parking Issues On Last Night’s “The 30”

VSEA members advocate a variety of issues from insufficient staffing to Fair Share. 

VSEA member Justin Gibbs was just one of 30 Vermont AOT employees who were dispatched to Massachusetts to help clean up from a crippling winter storm that dropped as much as three feet of snow on the greater Boston metro area.