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 all other definitions; 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 organization as a condition of employment; amend KRS 67C.406 to allow consolidated local governments to make an agreement with a labor…

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 20, 2025

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This bill would have changed Kentucky law to allow public employers, including certain local governments, to enter into agreements requiring workers to join a labor organization as a condition of keeping their job. It also would have removed existing restrictions on the rights of public employees to organize, form associations, and strike. Who it may affect: public employees across Kentucky, including those working for urban-county and consolidated local governments.

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