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Senate committee approves bill letting some Kentucky cities offer alternative firefighter schedules
Summary
The Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection voted unanimously to advance House Bill 131, which would allow certain second-class cities without collective bargaining to adopt alternative firefighter shift schedules.
Representative Michael Meredith introduced House Bill 131 to the Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection, asking the panel to allow certain second-class cities that lack collective bargaining agreements to adopt alternative firefighter shift schedules.
Meredith said the change responds to a 2014 city reclassification reform that left some cities restricted to a 24-on, 48-off schedule. “So they have been looking at exploring other options based on talking to firefighters around…
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