67C.406 Activities prohibited and duty to bargain in good faith.
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(1)Except as provided in KRS 336.130(3), consolidated local governments, their
representatives, or their agents are prohibited from:
(a)Interfering, restraining, or coercing police officers in the exercise of the
rights guaranteed in KRS 67C.402;
(b)Dominating or interfering with the formation, existence, or administration
of any labor organization;
(c)Discriminating in regard to hiring or tenure of employment or any term or
condition of employment to encourage or discourage membership in any
labor organization;
(d)Discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because he
or she has signed or filed any affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any
information or testimony under this section; or
(e)Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith with a labor organization
which is the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit,
including but not limited to the discussing of grievances with the exclusive
representative.
(2)Labor organizations or their agents are prohibited from:
(a)Restraining or coercing:
1. Police officers in the exercise of the right guaranteed in KRS
67C.402; and
2. A consolidated local government in the selection of a representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining or the adjustment of
grievances; or
(b)Refusing to bargain collectively in good faith with a consolidated local
government, if they have been designated in accordance with the
provisions of this section as the exclusive representative of police officers
in an appropriate unit.
(3)For the purposes of this section, to bargain collectively is to carry out in good
faith the mutual obligation of the parties, or their representatives; to meet
together at reasonable times, including meetings in advance of the
budget-making process; to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages,
hours, and other conditions of employment; to negotiate an agreement; to
negotiate any question arising under any agreement; and to execute a written
contract incorporating any agreement reached, if requested by either party.
The obligation shall not be interpreted to compel either party to agree to a
proposal, or require either party to make a concession.