One of the most prominent unions of local public employees, of course, is the Charlottesville Professional Firefighters.

"I have 74 members of the Charlottesville Fire Department in the union which is the Charlottesville Professional Firefighters. I also represent over 6,000 members across the state as Vice President of the Virginia Professional Firefighters. We are also affiliated with the state and national AFL-CIO," says Robert Bragg, Vice President of the Virginia Professional Firefighters, www.vpff.org, and President of the Charlottesville Professional Firefighters, www.cpffa.org