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 13, 2025

Last action: February 18, 2025

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This bill would remove current legal restrictions that limit public employees' rights to organize and collectively associate, and would allow certain government employers to enter agreements requiring workers to join a labor organization as a condition of employment. It also removes several definitions related to labor organizations and political activities from state law, and repeals three existing statutes on related topics. These changes would affect how public sector workplaces in Kentucky can structure union membership requirements. Who it may affect: public employees, government workers in urban-county and consolidated local governments, and labor organizations representing public sector workers.

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