River City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 614, Inc. v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
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The Supreme Court reversed the decisions of the circuit court and court of appeals affirming the judgment of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet finding that because no union business privilege exists in the Commonwealth, the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) did not engage in an unfair labor practice under the circumstances of this case, holding that the lower courts erred.
The River City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 614, Inc. (FOP) brought an unfair labor practice claim against the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville Metro) alleging that the LMPD engaged in an unfair labor practice by coercing the FOP President to reveal communications he had with a sergeant that the FOP asserted were protected by a "union business privilege." The Labor Cabinet concluded that Kentucky does not recognize a union business privilege and therefore entered judgment for the LMPD. The circuit court and court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that Louisville committed an unfair labor practice when it compelled the FOP President to disclose the substance of his conversation with the sergeant.
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