Burlington Police Sergeants, Lieutenants File Petition To Unionize
The City of Burlington is opposing an effort by police higher-ups to form a union. If given the go-ahead by the Vermont Labor Relations Board, the department’s 15 sergeants and lieutenants will be able to hold an election to form a collective bargaining unit. These officers are not members of the city’s existing police union, the Burlington Police Officers’ Association. A successful union drive would mean that only the Burlington…