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Vermont NEA explains union structure, collective bargaining and labor laws to General & Housing committee
Summary
Jeff Bannon, executive director of Vermont NEA, described how local associations, the state union and the national NEA relate; summarized which labor laws cover teachers, state and municipal employees; and outlined NEA membership and bargaining practices.
Jeff Bannon, executive director of the Vermont National Education Association (Vermont NEA), briefed the House Committee on General and Housing on Jan. 23 about union structure, collective bargaining and the labor‑law framework that applies to educators and other public employees.
Bannon described Vermont NEA’s membership—"about 13,000 members," he said—and explained the three primary labor‑law frameworks that affect public employees in Vermont: the State Employees Labor Relations Act (CELRA) for state employees; the municipal labor law (MELRA) for municipal employees; and teacher labor law under…
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