{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-67a.6902","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 67A.6902","heading":"Employees' right to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining.","body":"(1) Police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, and corrections personnel of an\nurban-county government shall have, and shall be protected in the exercise of, the\nright of self-organization, to form, join, or assist any labor organization, to bargai n\ncollectively through representatives of their own choosing on questions of wages,\nhours, and other conditions of employment free from interference, restraint, or\ncoercion.\n(2) Labor organizations designated by the cabinet as the representative of the maj ority\nof police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in an\nappropriate unit or recognized by an urban -county government as the representative\nof the majority of employees in an appropriate unit shall be the exclusive\nrepresentative for the employees of that unit for the purpose of collective bargaining\nwith respect to rates of pay, wages, hours, and other conditions of employment.\n(3) Labor organizations recognized by an urban -county government as the exclusive\nrepresentative or so designated in accordance with the provisions of this section\nshall be responsible for representing the interests of all police officers, firefighter\npersonnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in the unit without discrimination.","path":["KRS Chapter 67A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=23912","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:28Z","sha256":"f0ccbc4c345d8c124dd5291a62f52c618ca8fa1b90123954f2057fcf33bae89c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-67a.6901","next":"us-ky/krs-67a.6903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}