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Vermont NEA warns sections 4 and 4c of S.190 would intrude on school‑employee bargaining
Summary
Con Robinson of the Vermont NEA told the HouseHealthcare committee that sections 4 and 4c of draft 1.1 would pre‑determine bargaining outcomes, cap benefits, and intrude on the neutral collective‑bargaining process for school workers; the union urged removing that language or relocating equity provisions outside bargaining statutes.
During the May 7 HouseHealthcare hearing on draft 1.1 of S.190, Con Robinson of the Vermont NEA testified that while the union supports reference‑based pricing, the bill’s sections 4 and 4c would represent an "intrusion" into the neutral collective‑bargaining process for public‑school employees.
Robinson, who said the NEA represents about 16,000 public‑school workers, described long‑term pay and benefit trends and warned that the provisions would effectively cap or predetermine benefit values within a statute intended for…
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