When used in this chapter:
(1) "Public employer" means a city of the first class or a consolidated local government, or any city that petitions the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to be included by this chapter;
(2) "Firefighter" means an employee of the public employer engaged in serving the public by providing fire protection, including those covered by KRS Chapter 95;
(3) "Labor organization" means any chartered labor organization of any kind in which firefighters participate and which exists for the primary purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rate of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of employment;
(4) "Exclusive representative" means the labor organization which has been designated by the State Labor Relations Board as the representative of the majority of firefighters in appropriate units or has been so recognized by the public employer;
(5) "Board" means the State Labor Relations Board;
(6) "Person" includes one (1) or more individuals, labor organizations, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers;
(7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.