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Public Employees Relations Board and Labor‑Management Committee seek steady funding; PERB warns quorum gaps slow cases
Summary
PERB told the budget committee it needs continued operating funds and appointment of board members to avoid case processing delays; the Virgin Islands Labor‑Management Committee outlined training and outreach budgets and asked for steady support to expand agency labor‑management committees.
Two territory labor agencies appeared before the Senate budget committee Aug. 15 to describe operations, training programs and service needs for FY2026.
Public Employees Relations Board (PERB): Chair Perina Jacobs Feldman and Executive Director Jessica Filgens told senators that PERB’s FY2026 request is $1,686,909 (personnel, fringe and operating costs). PERB said it continues to operate as the statutory forum for public‑sector labor disputes and collective bargaining matters under Act 44‑40, but the board currently lacks a quorum: multiple board terms have expired and one member is incapacitated, PERB said. Without a quorum the board cannot issue decisions on cases that by statute must be finalized in prescribed timeframes, staff warned. Chair Feldman said the board has sent an…
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