Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 1008

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Employee: means a State employee as defined by subdivision (5) of this section except as the context requires otherwise. See
  • Employee organization: means an organization of any kind in which employees participate and that exists for the purpose of representing its members, if certified by the Board as an exclusive representative for the purposes of collective bargaining. See

§ 1008. Contract ratification; annual vote

Annually, the employees of the bargaining unit shall meet and discuss whether employees who have chosen not to join the employee organization shall be allowed to vote on the ratification of any collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter. After discussion, employees that are members of the employee organization shall vote on whether to allow employees who have chosen not to join the employee organization to vote on the ratification of any collective bargaining agreement. (Added 2013, No. 37, § 5a.)