AN ACT relating to employment.

Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine "labor organization" and delete definitions of "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "employer," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "political activities," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the…

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 7, 2025

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This bill would change Kentucky law to expand the rights of public employees to organize and collectively associate, and would remove current restrictions on their ability to strike. It would also allow certain government employers to enter agreements requiring workers to join a labor organization as a condition of employment, and it removes a number of definitions and rules related to labor organizations and political activities from state law. Who it may affect: public employees, local government workers, and labor unions operating in Kentucky.

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