KRS 345.030: Employees' right to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining.

(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 quest ions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment free from

interference, restraint, or coercion.

(2) Labor organizations designated by the State Labor Relations Board as the

representative of the majority of firefighters in an appropriate unit or r ecognized by

a public employer as the representative of the majority of employees in an

appropriate unit shall be the exclusive representative for the employees of such unit

for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hour s,

and other conditions of employment.

(3) Labor organizations recognized by a public employer as the exclusive representative

or so designated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be

responsible for representing the interest of all fire fighters in the unit without

discrimination.