Information About Labor Unions
Business Agent Registration
Any person who acts for a labor or employee organization (typically referred to as a labor union) in contract negotiations, servicing existing contracts, or in organizing employees into collective bargaining units in the state of Kansas must register as a business agent. A form BA must be submitted for each business agent under a labor union with the $20 filing fee.
A Registration Certificate is issued for each business agent registered and is valid from the time of filing the application until the end of the current fiscal year. We have no statutory authority to make any changes on a Business Agent Application once filed with our office. If the information provided within an application has changed, you may submit a new Business Agent Application and $20 fee.
Registration Certificates will indicate the following information:
- The name of the business agent.
- The name of the labor or employee organization.
- The fiscal year the Registration Certificate is valid for.
- The declaration and signature of the Kansas Secretary of State, executed on the date the Business Agent Application was filed.
All information that appears within the Registration Certificate corresponds to the information provided within the Business Agent Application.
