Supreme Court Rules Against Chesterfield in Collective Bargaining Case
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the city has a duty to bargain collective with a union representing its police department.
A ruling from the Missouri Supreme Court will bring the City of Chesterfield to the bargaining table with a union representing its police department. According to a report by St. Louis Public Radio, the court ruled in a 5-1 decision Nov. 20 that the state constitution imposes on public bodies the duty to bargain with its employees with the intent of reaching an agreement. At issue was the move by a majority of police officers and sergeants in University City and Chesterfield to let the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 15 be their exclusive representative. However, the city declined to recognize the union's representative status and engage in collective bargaining. Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger said the city had not wanted a "third party…
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