KRS 345.010: Definitions for chapter.

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 employer eng aged in serving the

public by providing fire protection, including those covered by KRS Chapter 95;

(3) "Labor organization" means any chartered labor organization of any kind in which

firefighters participate and which exists for the primary purpose of de aling with

employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rate of pay, hours of

employment, or conditions of employment;

(4) "Exclusive representative" means the labor organization which has been designated

by the State Labor Relations Board as th e representative of the majority of

firefighters in appropriate units or has been so recognized by the public employer;

(5) "Board" means the State Labor Relations Board;

(6) "Person" includes one (1) or more individuals, labor organizations, associations,

corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers;

(7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky.