(RICHMOND, VIRGINA) – With 98% voting in favor of Union Representation, more than 150 Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors and other Richmond Public Schools (RPS) Administrative Staff have joined Teamsters Local 592.

The Workers are one of the first groups of Public School Principals in the Commonwealth of Virginia to Unionize.

“I’d like to congratulate these hard-working men and women, who work tirelessly to ensure the success of our children and our community, on this historic and incredible achievement,” Teamsters Local 692 President Jim Smith said.

The Teamster organizing effort at RPS began in August of last year.

The Richmond School Board became the first School District in Virginia to extend Collective Bargaining Rights to its Workers in December 2021.

RPS Teachers ratified their first Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Richmond Education Association (REA) in December.

“We look forward to negotiating a Collective Bargaining Agreement that gets us a seat at the table, a voice on the job and a more active role in the decision-making process that impacts our careers,” the RPS Teamster Organizing Committee said in a joint statement.

“We’re excited about partnering with parents, students our REA Brothers and Sisters, the School Board and everyone else who will work with us in our mission to ensure the greatest possible level of success for our students and the school community,” the committee said.

Teamsters Local 592 serves Drivers, Warehouse Staff and a wide variety of other Workers in both the Private and Public Sector throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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