Decertification.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1689
in effectSec. 2-1689. - Decertification.
(a) If a petition for decertification of a recognized exclusive bargaining agent is presented to the administrator showing that at least 50 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit no longer want the employee organization to be their bargaining agent, then the administrator shall hold an election pursuant to Section 2-1688.
(b) A petition for decertification of a recognized exclusive collective bargaining agent in an appropriate unit may be filed in a 30-day period between the 180th and 150th day prior to expiration of any existing collective bargaining agreement for that bargaining unit or any time after that collective bargaining agreement has expired.
(c) For a period of one year following recognition or certification of an exclusive bargaining agent, no decertification petitions may be filed.
(d) The employee organization no longer shall be recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent of the employees in the bargaining unit if a majority of the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit vote in the decertification election to no longer be represented by the employee organization and a final outcome of that election has been certified by the administrator.
(Code 2020, § 2-1301.10; 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_S2-1689DEFetched: 11/8/2026