Scott wins final ruling in negotiations with state employees

VSEA Executive Director Steve Howard. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerThe state Labor Relations Board has decided in favor of Gov. Phil Scott’s administration in negotiations that began last summer over the coming two-year contract with state employees.After failing to strike a deal at the bargaining table, and again after brining in a mediator, and then again after bringing in a fact finder, the dispute over pay increases was taken to the labor board with both sides offering their last