Kentucky Statutes 345.030 – Employees’ right to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining
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(1) Firefighters of a city of the first class shall have, and shall be protected in the exercise of, the right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist any labor organization, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment free from interference, restraint, or coercion.
(2) Labor organizations designated by the State Labor Relations Board as the representative of the majority of firefighters in an appropriate unit or recognized by a public employer as the representative of the majority of employees in an appropriate unit shall be the exclusive representative for the employees of such unit for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.
(3) Labor organizations recognized by a public employer as the exclusive representative or so designated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible for representing the interest of all firefighters in the unit without discrimination.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. — Created
1972 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 4.
(2) Labor organizations designated by the State Labor Relations Board as the representative of the majority of firefighters in an appropriate unit or recognized by a public employer as the representative of the majority of employees in an appropriate unit shall be the exclusive representative for the employees of such unit for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 345.030
- Board: means the State Labor Relations Board. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Exclusive representative: means the labor organization which has been designated by the State Labor Relations Board as the representative of the majority of firefighters in appropriate units or has been so recognized by the public employer. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
- Labor organization: means any chartered labor organization of any kind in which firefighters participate and which exists for the primary purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rate of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of employment. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
- Public employer: means a city of the first class or a consolidated local government, or any city that petitions the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to be included by this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) Labor organizations recognized by a public employer as the exclusive representative or so designated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible for representing the interest of all firefighters in the unit without discrimination.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. — Created
1972 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 4.