Bargaining units.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1685

in effect

Sec. 2-1685. - Bargaining units. The City shall recognize only the following bargaining units for the purposes of collective bargaining: (1) Police. The police employees' bargaining unit shall consist of all sworn employees of the Department of Police. (2) Fire and emergency services. The fire and emergency services employees' bargaining unit shall consist of the uniformed employees, including fire marshals, of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the employees of the Department of Emergency Communications. (3) Labor and trades. The labor and trades employees' bargaining unit shall consist of eligible classes of employees associated with maintenance and skilled crafts, i.e., job classes of workers performing duties that result directly in the comfort and convenience of the general public, or contribute to the maintenance of capital assets, land and infrastructure of the City. (4) Professional. The professional employees' bargaining unit shall consist of nonsupervisory and non-managerial employees within the definition of "professional employee" as set forth in Section 2-1681. (5) Administrative and technical. The administrative and technical employees' bargaining unit shall consist of non-supervisory and non-managerial employees who are administrative employees or technical employees or who perform office support work and who are not confidential employees. (Code 2020, § 2-1301.6; Ord. No. 2022-221, § 1, 7-25-2022)

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