Elizabeth Ford

Summary

In Oregon has historically seen distinctions between the treatment of police and non-police bargaining units but has recently made statutory changes to address some of those issues.

  • Oversight. In 2023, Oregon enacted a change to its public sector collective bargaining statute exempting from bargaining an oversight system enacted by popular vote.
  • Statutory Scope. Oregon’s statute provides a broader scope of bargaining for police in other areas such as safety issues
  • Oversight and Work Transfer Decisions. Before 2023, Oregon’s Employment Relations Board set a more favorable standard for bargaining oversight and work transfers from police bargaining units.
  • Impasse Procedures. Oregon requires interest arbitration to resolve bargaining impasses for police units but not for any other units.
  • Expedited Bargaining. Where disputes arise during the term of the contract, Oregon requires the parties to engage in a shortened bargaining process. For police that process culminates in interest arbitration; for everyone else, the employer may implement its last offer before impasse was reached.
  • LEOBOR. Oregon has an Law Enforcement Bill of Rights that codifies investigation processes that are must be bargained by every other unit.

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