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Witnesses urge more staffing, space and confidential safeguards for H.548 state mediator proposal
Summary
H.548 would create a state mediator position in the Vermont Labor Relations Board with a $115,000 appropriation; testimony from the VLBR, Vermont State Colleges and Working Vermont warned one FTE may be insufficient, noted FMCS reductions, flagged space and confidentiality needs, and recommended a mediator panel and additional board staff.
The committee reviewed H.548, a bill to add a mediator position to the Vermont Labor Relations Board (VLBR). Judith Dillon, executive director of the VLBR, told the committee she is the board's only full‑time staffer: "The board has 1 full time staff member, myself." Dillon said the board previously relied on mediators provided by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) and that reductions at FMCS have left a coverage gap for Vermont.
Dillon outlined practical needs if the board houses a mediator: funding must account for space because the Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS) charges agencies for space; the VLBR currently…
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