Case No. R 1977-008

Public Case No. R 1977-008

International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1055 v.
City of Columbia, Missouri

IAFF filed a petition for all Fire Department employees excluding unclassified positions and the top level of classified positions. The parties stipulated that the positions of Fire Chief, Battalion Chief, and Fire Marshall would be excluded, and that all positions below Fire Lieutenant would be included. The City objected on supervisory grounds to the inclusion of Fire Captains and Fire Lieutenants. The Board concluded that the positions were not supervisory. They noted that Captains could not effectively recommend changes in personnel.

Furthermore, Captains primarily supervised activities, rather than personnel. The Board concluded that all Lieutenants were not supervisors for the same reason.