Tag Archives: appropriate bargaining unit

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 4, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals concluding that the state’s Board of Mediation acted arbitrarily in denying a union’s petition to organize fire ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled that the state’s Board of Mediation erred when it refused to consider a petition by IAFF Local 2665 to establish a bargaining unit for captains in the City of Richmond Heights. The board and a lower court concluded that the “Contract Bar Rule” prohibited Local 2665 from seeking to organize the captains.

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The Supreme Court of Wyoming has ruled that in a combination fire department, part-time and volunteer firefighters are entitled to vote on whether or not firefighters can form a union. The case involved two IAFF locals, Campbell County Firefighters IAFF Local 5058 and Jackson Hole Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 5067.

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