Labor relations advisor.
New Orleans City Code § 114-404
in effectSec. 114-404. - Labor relations advisor.
(a) The council shall employ one or more labor relations advisors (LRA) to provide professional advice and assistance to the council regarding the implementation of this article and the development of labor policy; to assist the council in mediating impasses in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements; to investigate and advise the council regarding possible violations of this article; and to serve as liaison among the council, the administration, exclusive bargaining agents, unions or labor organizations, and employees with respect to labor and collective bargaining concerns.
(b) The LRA shall operate under the rules and procedures detailed in a City Council Labor Relations Advisor Rules Manual (LRA Rules Manual).
(c) The council shall create the LRA Rules Manual by resolution and shall publish the same on the council website. The LRA Rules Manual may be amended by the same procedure.
(d) City departments shall cooperate with the labor relations advisor and shall provide all documents or assistance reasonably requested by the LRA in performance of the duties described herein or otherwise assigned by the council.
(e) The LRA shall oversee and report to the council in relation to the following:
(1) Oversight and ratification of elections, including card-check recognition, certification or decertification pursuant to the provisions of the LRA Rules Manual, and issue to the council a report on certification or decertification;
(2) Disputed issues of employee inclusion in or exclusion from the bargaining units permitted under this article; and
(3) The status and results of negotiations of any collective bargaining proposal as a subject of bargaining permitted under this article.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 29494, § 1, 6-22-23, eff. 1-1-24)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH114PE_ARTVCOBA_S114-404LAREADFetched: 10/28/2026