§ 1734. Miscellaneous
§ 1734. Miscellaneous (a) Municipal employees and exclusive bargaining agents are authorized to negotiate provisions in a collective bargaining agreement calling for: (1) Payroll deduction of employee organization dues and initiation fees. (2) Binding arbitration of grievances involving the interpretation or application of a written collective bargaining agreement. The cost of arbitration shall be shared […]
§ 1735. School districts; certified employees; teachers
§ 1735. School districts; certified employees; teachers For the purposes of representation in, and prevention of, unfair labor practices under sections 1726-1729 of this title, a teacher who is a certified employee of a school district shall be considered a municipal employee; and any school district, which includes any public school district or any quasi-public […]
§ 1736. Contract ratification; annual vote
§ 1736. Contract ratification; annual vote Annually, the employees of the bargaining unit shall meet and discuss whether employees who have chosen not to join the employee organization shall be allowed to vote on the ratification of any collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter. After discussion, employees that are members of the […]
§ 1722. Definitions
§ 1722. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency service fee” means a fee deducted by an employer from the salary or wages of an employee who is not a member of an employee organization, which is paid to the employee organization that is the exclusive bargaining agent for the bargaining unit of the […]
§ 1723. Determination of the bargaining unit
§ 1723. Determination of the bargaining unit Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a municipal employer from voluntarily recognizing an employee organization as the exclusive bargaining agent. Voluntary recognition may be granted at the request of an employee organization if: (1) The employee organization demonstrates the support of a majority of the employees and the […]
§ 1724. Certification procedure
§ 1724. Certification procedure (a)(1) A petition may be filed with the Board, in accordance with rules adopted by the Board: (A) By an employee or group of employees, or any individual or employee organization purporting to act on their behalf, alleging that not less than 30 percent of the employees wish to form a […]
§ 1725. Collective bargaining procedure
§ 1725. Collective bargaining procedure (a)(1) For the purpose of collective bargaining, the representatives of the municipal employer and the bargaining unit shall meet at any reasonable time and shall bargain in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of employment and shall execute a written contract incorporating any agreement reached; provided, however, […]
§ 1726. Unfair labor practices
§ 1726. Unfair labor practices (a) It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer: (1) To interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed by this chapter or by any other law, rule, or regulation. (2) To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any employee […]
§ 1721. Purpose
§ 1721. Purpose This chapter shall be known as the Vermont Municipal Employee Relations Act. It is the purpose and policy of this chapter to prescribe the legitimate rights of both municipal employees and municipal employers in their relations with each other; to provide orderly and peaceful procedures for preventing the interference by either with […]