Kentucky Statutes 67A.6904 – Activities prohibited and duty to bargain in good faith
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(1) Except as provided in KRS § 336.130, urban-county governments and their representatives and agents are prohibited from:
(a) Interfering, restraining, or coercing police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in KRS § 67A.6902;
(b) Dominating or interfering with the formation, existence, or administration of any labor organization;
(c) Discriminating in regard to hiring or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization;
(d) Discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because he or she has signed or filed any affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any information or testimony under this section; or
(e) Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith with a labor organization which is the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit, including but not limited to the discussing of grievances with the exclusive representative.
(2) Labor organizations and their agents are prohibited from: (a) Restraining or coercing:
1. Police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in the exercise of the right guaranteed in KRS § 67A.6902; and
2. An urban-county government in the selection of a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances; or
(b) Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith with an urban-county government, if they have been designated in accordance with the provisions of this section as the exclusive representative of police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in an appropriate unit.
(3) For the purposes of this section, to bargain collectively is to carry out in good faith the mutual obligation of the parties, or their representatives; to meet together at reasonable times, including meetings in advance of the budget-making process; to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment; to negotiate an agreement; to negotiate any question arising under any agreement; and to execute a written contract incorporating any agreement reached, if requested by either party. The obligation shall not be interpreted to compel either party to agree to a proposal, or require either party to make a concession.
Effective:January 9, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 7, effective January 9, 2017. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 2004
Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004.
(a) Interfering, restraining, or coercing police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in KRS § 67A.6902;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 67A.6904
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) Dominating or interfering with the formation, existence, or administration of any labor organization;
(c) Discriminating in regard to hiring or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization;
(d) Discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because he or she has signed or filed any affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any information or testimony under this section; or
(e) Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith with a labor organization which is the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit, including but not limited to the discussing of grievances with the exclusive representative.
(2) Labor organizations and their agents are prohibited from: (a) Restraining or coercing:
1. Police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in the exercise of the right guaranteed in KRS § 67A.6902; and
2. An urban-county government in the selection of a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances; or
(b) Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith with an urban-county government, if they have been designated in accordance with the provisions of this section as the exclusive representative of police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in an appropriate unit.
(3) For the purposes of this section, to bargain collectively is to carry out in good faith the mutual obligation of the parties, or their representatives; to meet together at reasonable times, including meetings in advance of the budget-making process; to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment; to negotiate an agreement; to negotiate any question arising under any agreement; and to execute a written contract incorporating any agreement reached, if requested by either party. The obligation shall not be interpreted to compel either party to agree to a proposal, or require either party to make a concession.
Effective:January 9, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 7, effective January 9, 2017. — Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 2004
Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004.