44-802. Definitions.
44-802
44-802. Definitions.The following terms, when used in this act, shall have the meaningascribed to them in this section:
(1) The term "labor organization" means any organization of any kind, orany agency or employee representation committee or plan, which exists forthe purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerninggrievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, orconditions of work.
(2) The term "business agent" as used herein shall mean any authorizedperson, without regard to title, who is a full-time official of a labororganization and whose principal duties are to act or attempt to act for alabor organization in collective bargaining and other contractnegotiations, in servicing existing contracts, or in organizing employeesinto collective bargaining units.
(3) The term "collective bargaining unit" shall mean all the employeesof one employer which are employed within the state where a majority ofwhom have voted by secret ballot as provided and in accordance with rulesset up in K.S.A. 44-816 to organize themselves into a collective bargainingunit, except that where a majority of the employees engaged in a singlecraft, division, department or plant shall have voted to constitute suchgroup a separate bargaining unit they shall be so considered.
(4) The word "person" when used in this act shall mean and apply toevery individual, association, partnership, corporation, employer,employee, collective bargaining unit, labor organization or business agent.
(5) The term "all-union agreement" shall mean an agreement between anemployer and his employees or the duly authorized representative of hisemployees in a collective bargaining unit whereby all or any of theemployees in such unit are required as a condition of continued employmentto become or remain members of a single labor organization on or after thesixtieth day following the beginning of such employment or the effectivedate of such agreement whichever is the later.
History: L. 1943, ch. 191, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 252, § 1; L. 1974,ch. 207, § 2; July 1.