§ 1543. Appropriate unit; basis for determination
§ 1543. Appropriate unit; basis for determination (a) The Board shall decide in each case whether, in order to assure the employees the fullest freedom in exercising the rights guaranteed by this Act, the unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining is the employer unit, craft unit, plant unit, or a subdivision thereof. However, […]
§ 1544. Rules and regulations
§ 1544. Rules and regulations (a) The Board shall have authority from time to time to make, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (b) In carrying out this chapter the Board may, under any applicable federal law, […]
§ 1581. Petitions for election; filing, investigations, hearings, determinations
§ 1581. Petitions for election; filing, investigations, hearings, determinations (a) A petition may be filed with the Board, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Board: (1) By an employee or group of employees, or any individual or labor organization acting in their behalf, alleging that not less than 30 percent of the employees; (A) […]
§ 1501. Title and declaration of policy
§ 1501. Title and declaration of policy (a) This chapter shall be known as the State Labor Relations Act. (b) It is the purpose and policy of this chapter to prescribe the legitimate rights of both employees and employers in their relations with each other, to provide orderly and peaceful procedures for preventing the interference […]
§ 1502. Definitions
§ 1502. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the State Labor Relations Board established under 3 V.S.A. § 921. (2) “Chair” means the Chair of the Board. (3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor. (4) “Collective bargaining” or “bargaining collectively” means the process of negotiating terms, tenure, or conditions of employment between […]
§ 1503. Rights of employees; mutual duty to bargain
§ 1503. Rights of employees; mutual duty to bargain (a) Employees shall have the right to self-organization; to form, join, or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choice, and to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have […]