Legal Opinion

Petition of AFSCME, Local 490

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 15, 1989No. 88-251PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.

The Town of Bennington appeals from a Vermont Labor Relations Board (VLRB) decision that includes police department sergeants in the bargaining unit of a union petitioning to represent police department employees. We affirm.

The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (union) petitioned the VLRB under the Vermont Municipal Labor Relations Act (VMLRA), 21 V.S.A. §§ 1721-1735, requesting expansion of the existing bargaining unit for the Bennington Police Department to include captains, lieutenants, dispatchers, parking meter clerks, meter officers, clerk dispatchers, and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  2. International Ass'n of Firefighters Local 2287 v. City of MontpelierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1975
  3. City of Peru v. Illinois State Labor Relations BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Sayers Printing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  5. Firefighters of Brattleboro v. Brattleboro Fire DepartmentSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Grievance of DanforthSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
  2. In Re Grievance of BrownSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  3. In re New England Police Benevolent Ass'nSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  4. Local 2787, AFSCME v. City of MontpelierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  5. In re Appeal of MadoreSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003

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