Vermont State Colleges Staff Federation, AFL Local 4023 v. Vermont State Colleges

Respondent Vermont State Colleges (VSC) appeals the order of the Vermont Labor Relations Board (Board) sustaining the grievance of the Vermont State Colleges Staff Federation (Federation) and ruling that VSC violated the collective bargaining agreement (contract) between VSC and the Federation. The violation was that VSC allowed a Johnson State College Library Technical Assistant (LTA II) to perform certain audio-visual duties normally assigned to an LTA III without giving the Federation notice and an opportunity to bargain over the change.

VSC first argues that the Board erred in failing to…