Unfair labor practices - Kentucky

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Kentucky has no substantial labor relations laws differing from the National Labor Relations Act or Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act regarding union-related unfair labor practices in private sector employment.

The state does have regulations for the Office of Labor Management Relations to provide grants-in-aid to labor management organizations that include both labor and management representatives, for the purpose of improving labor management relations or improving communications with respect to subjects of mutual interest or concern to labor and management.

Public employment

Kentucky has specific collective bargaining rules for firefighters and police.

Right to work

The state has no right to work law.

State

Contacts

National Labor Relations Board (Region 25)

Office of Labor - Management Relations & Mediation

Regulations

Kentucky Revised Statutes, Title XXVII, Chapter 336
www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38883

803 Kentucky Administrative Regulations, Chapter 3 Collective Bargaining and Arbitration, 010 through 050
www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/title803.htm

803 KAR, Chapter 6, 010 Kentucky Labor Management Matching Grant Program
www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/803/006/010.htm

KRS Chapter 345.00 et seq., Collective Bargaining for Firefighters
www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38925

KRS Chapter 078.400 through .480, County Police
www.lrc.ky.gov/Statutes/chapter.aspx?id=37431

Federal

Contact

National Labor Relations Board

Regulations

29 U.S.C. §§151-169

29 U.S.C. §401 et seq.