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KRS § 345.010 Definitions for chapter
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When used in this chapter: (1) "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; (2) "Firefighter" means an employee of the public emplo…
KRS § 345.020 Policy and purpose
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(1) Whereas, the denial by some public employers of the right of firefighters to organize and the refusal by such employers to accept the procedure of collective bargaining leads to various forms of strife and unrest, with the consequent effect of obstructing public business. Unr…
KRS § 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…
KRS § 345.040 Duty to bargain collectively
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The public employer and such labor organization as has been designated as exclusive representative of firefighters in an appropriate unit, through appropriate officials or their representatives, shall have the authority and the duty to bargain collectively. This duty extends to t…