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Committee clears Teamsters-backed change to city ordinance so Mayor—s Action Center staff can organize

Administration and Finance Committee, Indianapolis City-County Council · August 12, 2025
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Summary

Teamsters Local 135 representatives and the mayor—s office told the committee a proposed amendment to Section 291-6021 clarifies which mayor's office roles are "confidential employees," allowing Mayor's Action Center customer-service representatives to unionize; the committee passed the proposal on consent.

Dustin Roche, president of Teamsters Local 135, and attorney David Flink told the Administration & Finance Committee they proposed an amendment to city code (section 291-6021) to clarify the definition of confidential employees in the city—s collective-bargaining ordinance.

They said the Mayor's Action Center customer-service representatives (CSRs) do not perform confidential labor-relations duties and therefore should be eligible to…

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