We’ll look at causes for the recent rise in gas and heating oil prices and how some are dealing with it; also we hear about causes for the possible loss of funding at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington.

An agreement between the Shumlin administration and the state employees union was reached without bringing in an outside mediator. Both sides said the deal marked a change in tone between VSEA and state government.

The Vermont state employees union says at least 100 state workers displaced by the recent floods are entitled to double wages. The move sets up a fight between the union and the Shumlin administration.

Two experts brought in by the Vermont State Employees Association say proposed changes to the employees' pension system are unnecessary and perhaps illegal.

Vermont's two largest unions say they're concerned they haven't been asked to take a more active role in talks about proposed changes to pension plans.

A union that represents state workers says it's going to court to stop the layoff of more than 120 people, 100 of whom are to be let go Friday.