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House Committee on General and Housing
AGENDA
Room 31 and Zoom
April 9, 2024 - April 12, 2024
Last Updated 4/12/2024 10:05 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
10:00 AM House Floor
- Lunch and Caucuses
1:15 PM S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights
Judith Dillon, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board - Invited
- Adjourn
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
9:15 AM S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights
Cutis Clough, President, Teamsters Local 597
Ken Henderson, Nonunion Worker, Caledonia County
Rebeka Mendelsohn, Organizer, Scoopers United
Patrick Burke, President, UAW Local 2322
10:15 AM Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Jean Goodwin, Retired Union Carpenter - Invited
Heather Riemer, Executive Director, AFT Vermont
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
10 min after Floor Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
Elizabeth Medina, Executive Director, Vermont Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Larry Moquin, Field Supervisor, Local 668, Laborers’ International Union of North America
Sean Stott, Director of Government Affairs, Laborers' International Union of N.A. Midwest Region
Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association
- Adjourn
Thursday, April 11, 2024
9:15 AM Homes for All Toolkit
Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning Revitalization, Department of Housing and Community Development
Amy Tomasso, Community Planning & Project Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development
Seth Leonard, Managing Director Community Development, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
- Workforce Housing
Jeff Lubell, Principal Associate for Housing and Asset Building, ABT Associates
- Housing Construction
Presentation on construction options
Jan van Eck, Director, DJ Engineering
11:30 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
3:00 PM S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights
Review of collective bargaining and labor law
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
Friday, April 12, 2024
9:30 AM House Floor
15 min after Floor Prop 3 - Declaration of Rights; right to collectively bargain
Committee discussion
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM S. 102 - An act relating to expanding employment protections and collective bargaining rights
Defending Vermont laws in federal court
Jonathan Rose, Solicitor General, Office of Vermont Attorney General
- Adjourn
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us