Charlottesville firefighters asking for collective bargaining
Photo: WINA CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – The head of the Charlottesville Professional Firefighters’ Association has sent an email to City Council that the city fire department plans to unionize under the state’s new collective bargaining allowance. Change in state code effective May 1 allows localities enter into collective bargaining agreements with employees. The Daily Progress found an email from association President Greg Wright to City Council — dated March 6th — asking the city to allow a collective bargaining process. He writes, “I humbly ask that you, and all the members o...