Employee rights.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1682
in effectSec. 2-1682. - Employee rights.
(a) Employees shall have the right to organize, form, join, assist, and pay dues or contributions to employee organizations, to bargain collectively through an exclusive bargaining representative of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection insofar as such activity is not inconsistent with this division or prohibited by any other applicable law. Employees shall also have the right to refrain from any or all such activities.
(b) A collective bargaining agreement provision that violates the rights of employees set forth in this section shall be void. A collective bargaining agreement provision that establishes a time period for the exercise of an employee right set forth in this section shall not violate this section. The City and each employee organization will refrain from any intimidation, coercion, or harassment of employees who choose to exercise their rights under this division.
(Code 2020, § 2-1301.3; Ord. No. 2022-221, § 1, 7-25-2022)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH2AD_ARTVIPE_DIV6COBA_S2-1682EMRIFetched: 11/8/2026