Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 67A.6902 (2026)

Employees' right to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining

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(1) Police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, and corrections personnel of an urban-county government shall have, and shall be protected in the exercise of, the right of self-organization, to form, join, or assist any labor organization, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment free from interference, restraint, or coercion. (2) Labor organizations designated by the cabinet as the representative of the majority of police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in an appropriate unit or recognized by an urban-county government as the representative of the majority of employees in an appropriate unit shall be the exclusive representative for the employees of that unit for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. (3) Labor organizations recognized by an urban-county government as the exclusive representative or so designated in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be responsible for representing the interests of all police officers, firefighter personnel, firefighters, or corrections personnel in the unit without discrimination. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 60, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2025 · leading case: Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't v. Fraternal Order of Police, Bluegrass Lodge 4 (Ky. 2025).

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Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't v. Fraternal Order of Police, Bluegrass Lodge 4 (Ky. 2025). · cites it 3× “This initial suit related to LFUCG’s statutory duty to collectively bargain. The FOP invoked the Grievance Procedure and sought arbitration that same day on the issue of whether LFUCG had breached various provisions of the CBAs in enacting the Ordinance.”

Fraternal Order of Police, Bluegrass Lodge 4 v. Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “On appeal, the FOP argues that in failing to engage in collective bargaining, LFUCG violated: (1) KRS 67A.6902(1) in enacting the Ordinance; (2) the same statute in failing to bargain over the effects of the Ordinance; (3) the CBA in enacting the Ordinance and ignoring the…”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 67A.6902(1) — 2 cases

Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't v. Fraternal Order of Police, Bluegrass Lodge 4 (Ky. 2025). “This initial suit related to LFUCG’s statutory duty to collectively bargain. The FOP invoked the Grievance Procedure and sought arbitration that same day on the issue of whether LFUCG had breached various provisions of the CBAs in enacting the Ordinance.”

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