Why was KOSE formed?
A. State employees formed KOSE so we can have more clout in the workplace, at the bargaining table and in the Legislature where decisions about our work, pay and benefits are made. We also formed KOSE in anticipation of a state-led plan to consolidate 42 executive branch bargaining units into 16 broad, occupation-based units made up of employees performing similar work. The Kansas Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) formally adopted the state plan on May 16, 2007.
