Bill > HB487

This bill amends several Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) related to employment. The key provisions are: 1. It removes restrictions on the rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, and strike. 2. It redefines the term "labor organization" and removes the definitions of "employer" and "employee." 3. It allows urban-county governments, consolidated local governments, and public employers to make agreements with labor organizations that require membership in the organization as a condition of employment. 4. It removes exceptions that previously prohibited certain public employees, such as police, firefighters, and corrections personnel, from engaging in collective bargaining and strikes. 5. It repeals several KRS sections that prohibited public employees from being required to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. Overall, this bill aims to expand the collective bargaining and organizational rights of public employees in Kentucky.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb487.html