Vermont Department of Labor Issues Stay on Order in Bennington Wage Dispute

Montpelier - The Vermont Department of Labor has determined to grant arequest for a stay of the wage payment order it issued in the paydispute between the Bennington Southwest Supervisory Union and theVermont NEA.
"The Bennington SWSU has asked for clarification of our order, andupon review, the questions presented to the department are appropriatefor further examination and clarification. As such, we have asked foradditional information, and are requesting the parties to meetinformally with the Department on March 16th to review the informationand determine if an agreement on the matter can be reached", said
Department of Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan.