Vermont S 292: An act relating to the use of colored signal lamps on law enforcement, fire department, emergency medical service, and funeral procession vehicles

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.292
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VT LEG #385666 v.1
S.292 1
Introduced by Senators Chittenden, Ram Hinsdale and Vyhovsky 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Executive; State Employees Labor Relations Act; right to strike 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to grant 6
employees at public institutions of higher education the right to strike. 7
An act relating to granting public higher education employees the right to 8
strike 9
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
Sec. 1. 3 V.S.A. § 903 is amended to read: 11
§ 903. EMPLOYEES’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES; PROHIBITED ACTS 12
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(b) A State employee may not strike or recognize a picket line of an 14
employee or labor organization while in the performance of his or her the 15
employee’s official duties; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not 16
apply to employees of the Vermont State Colleges or the University of 17
Vermont. 18
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BILL AS INTRODUCED S.292
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VT LEG #385666 v.1
Sec. 2. 3 V.S.A. § 962 is amended to read: 1
§ 962. EMPLOYEES 2
It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employee organization or its 3
agents: 4
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(5) To engage in, or to induce or encourage any individual employed by 6
any person to engage in, a strike or a refusal in the course of his or her the 7
individual’s employment to use, transport, or otherwise handle or work on any 8
goods, articles, materials, or commodities or to perform any authorized 9
functions; provided, however, that it shall not be an unfair labor practice for an 10
employee organization or its agents to encourage any individual employed by 11
the Vermont State Colleges or the University of Vermont to engage in a strike. 12
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Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 14
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026. 15