Firefighters of Brattleboro v. Brattleboro Fire Department

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• stating that in determining whether individual is supervisor and thus statutorily excluded from bargaining unit, “theoretical or paper power will not make one a supervisor”
• interpreting 21 V.S.A. § 1502(13) in light of federal cases under 29 U.S.C. § 152(11)
• 21 V.S.A. § 1722(12)(B) excludes from the bargaining unit any “individuals employed as supervisors”
• statutory definition of “supervisor” is largely fact-based determination, in which Board is afforded large measure of discretion; Board’s decision will be overturned only if shown to be clearly erroneous
• use of disjunctive in statute implies separate and independent categories
• use of disjunctive in statute implies separate and independent categories

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