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Rep. Kate Logan introduces bill to extend collective-bargaining rights to Vermont agricultural workers
Summary
Representative Kate Logan introduced H.333 to repeal the exemption that currently prevents many agricultural workers in Vermont from bargaining collectively, citing a December 2024 study that found hundreds of farms employ multiple ag workers.
Representative Kate Logan introduced H.333 on April 8, a bill to repeal the statutory exemption that presently blocks many agricultural workers from collective bargaining under Vermont law. "Just repeals the exemption for those who are employed as agricultural laborers from the Vermont State Labor Relations Act," Logan told the House Committee on General & Housing.
The bill would add agricultural workers into the State Labor Relations Act so they could collectively bargain with employers. Logan said the change responds to the December 2024 Agricultural Worker Labor and Employment Law Study Committee…
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