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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial reacts to last weeks Supreme Court decision that companies with disability plans need not offer disability pay to women who leave work for pregnancy. It argues the ruling should spur resolution of core social policy questions and the status of women in the workforce.
Labor Department notes women increasingly fill entry level, lower paying jobs as inflation lowers real earnings. The 1963 to 1974 gap widens to 75 percent, driven by stereotypes and labor market norms rather than simple unequal pay for equal work. Calls for reassessing disability pay after pregnancy and broader equality at work and in voting rights.
Vermont faces a $6 million rise in federal unemployment taxes next year after the state owed roughly $36 million borrowed from the federal government to cover deficits. The penalty negates a prior credit, increasing costs for employers and potentially pushing strain onto the welfare budget. Lawmakers face an urgent need to address unemployment funding in the upcoming session.
NASW promotes Bill H-172 arguing it protects consumers through training standards and education. The letter notes social work relies on experience as much as schooling, citing diverse workers such as alcoholics, clergy, and mental health professionals in Vermont delivering services without formal credentials.
The proposed law fails to protect consumers by tying qualification to a single graduate degree not offered in Vermont, forcing residents to leave the state for certification. It argues for client access to psychiatric social workers in mental health agencies and insurance coverage for these services, noting the exclusion of experienced social workers in psychotherapy counseling psychiatric nursing and specialized alcohol and drug counseling would have adverse results.
A letter to The Banner thanks Priscilla Welling and the RSVP Recognition Committee for organizing the late fall Bennington volunteers gathering. Josie Baczek Clarina Bellemare Bernice Lusignan Mildred Lura Maggie Sutherland praise their effort. The note also mentions Margaret Stratton's upcoming marriage to Frank Riley and urges ongoing RSVP support through advisory councils and United Counseling Service.
A lighthearted column argues Vermont independence could fit with its bicentennial in 1977. It recalls Greater Vermont histories, tax ideas, potential revenue, and the national debt hurdle, proposing a state motto change to Vive Vermont Libre as a playful notion.
The piece traces transitional periods in U S history from the Bay of Pigs fiasco through FDR Hoover era to the modern Carter administration. It contrasts past caretaker governments with current upheaval, notes economic strains, inflation fears, and calls for fiscal restraint while observers await policy clarity amid a shifting national leadership.
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