Following Pressure from Teamsters,
Legislation Passes Both Chambers
MONTPELIER, Vt., May 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters commended the Vermont Senate today for passing the Vermont
PRO Act (S. 102), legislation that would make it easier for both
private and public sector workers to unionize by expanding the
right to form a union to historically marginalized workers.
The Vermont PRO Act also protects employees from anti-union captive
audience meetings and simplifies union elections in the public
sector through majority sign-up. The state House of Representatives
passed the legislation earlier this week with 115 of 150 members
voting in favor of the bill.
"Vermont passed the Vermont
State Labor Act in the 1960s with a goal of protecting the rights
of workers and the public. This is a work in progress, which will
be strengthened by the Vermont PRO Act," said Curtis Clough, President of Local 597 in
Barre. "This legislation is a game
changer for workers and Governor Phil
Scott must sign it into law immediately."
Ahead of the votes in the House and Senate, Local 597 worked
with other unions in Vermont and
ran a public pressure campaign demanding that state lawmakers vote
on S. 102.
"We are pleased that Vermont
lawmakers heard us loud and clear when we said they needed to take
up this legislation immediately," said Tom
Mari, Secretary-Treasurer of Joint Council 10. "With strong
bipartisan support, Governor Scott must make this the law of the
land in Vermont."
Chartered in 1939, Teamsters Local 597 represents over 900
workers in diverse trades such as package delivery, freight, dairy
processing, public transit and school bus services, building
material and wire and cable manufacturing, police services and
municipal highway maintenance. For more information, visit
teamsterslocal597.net.
Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz, (770)
262-4971
Dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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SOURCE Teamsters Local 597