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Committee defers push on S.125 after veto; key changes had included decertification threshold and judiciary supervisors

Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs · January 16, 2026
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Summary

S.125 — which would have allowed judiciary supervisors to unionize and raised the decertification threshold from 30% to 50% plus one — was discussed and the committee generally agreed to defer further action this session and readdress in the next biennium.

Sophie Sadatney, legislative counsel, summarized S.125 for the committee, saying the bill would have allowed judiciary supervisors to organize and bargain collectively and would have increased the required showing of employee interest to trigger a decertification election from 30% to 50% plus one across Vermont’s seven labor relations acts.

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