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67A.6904 Activities prohibited and duty to bargain in good faith.
(1)
(2)
(3)
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; provided that nothing in this section, or in any other
statute of this state, shall preclude an urban-county government from
making an agreement with a labor organization to require as a condition
of employment membership therein on or after the thirtieth day following
the beginning of that employment or on the effective date of the
agreement, whichever is the later;
(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.
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.
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:July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. -Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004.
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