Pittsburgh Police's 12-person command staff is seeking to unionize, and Mayor Ed Gainey said Tuesday the city supports the unionization efforts.

City officials said in a release that commanders “unanimously opted to form a union” with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union wholly separate from the Fraternal Order of Police that represents rank-and-file officers. Dozens of police departments in Southwestern Pennsylvania are represented by local Teamsters unions.

Next steps, according to the administration, include a formal notice to all commanders about the process and a formal petition with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. Once certified, the newly formed union would negotiate its own collective bargaining agreement.

Shawn Malloy, commander of the police bureau’s Zon

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