Public Case No. R 1981-003
International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 2665, Professional Fire Fighters of St. Louis County v.
City of Richmond Heights, Missouri
IAFF filed a petition for all Fire Fighters, excluding the Fire Chief, employed by the Richmond Heights Fire Department. The employer argued that Captains should be excluded as supervisors. The Board concluded that the Captains were not true supervisors. They noted that Captains play no role in the hiring, promotion, transfer, or discharge of other Fire Fighters. Although they do direct Fire Fighters at the fire scene, they exercised little, if any, independent judgment. Any authority possessed by Captains is closer to that of a lead worker than that of a supervisor.
Public Case No. 81-003 Supplemental Decision
The employer filed a petition for clarification of the bargaining unit. The employer sought the additional exclusion of Captains from the bargaining unit. Local 2665 agreed to this clarification and the Board granted the change and issued an order to that effect.
Date Issued:August 19, 1981