Oregon Statutes 663.035 – Filing of deauthorization petition; election; limitation
(1) Upon the filing with the Employment Relations Board by 40 percent or more of the employees in a bargaining unit covered by an agreement between their employer and a labor organization requiring membership as a condition of employment, of a petition alleging that they desire that the authority of the labor organization to make such an agreement be rescinded, the board shall direct the conciliator to take a secret ballot, marked at the place of election, of the employees in the unit and to certify the results thereof to the labor organization and to the employer.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 663.035
- Board: means the Employment Relations Board. See Oregon Statutes 663.005
- Conciliator: means the head of the State Conciliation Service. See Oregon Statutes 663.005
- Employer: includes any person acting as an agent of an employer, directly or indirectly, but does not include:
(a) The United States or any wholly owned government corporation, or any Federal Reserve Bank. See Oregon Statutes 663.005
- Labor organization: means an organization of any kind, or an agency or an employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment or conditions of work. See Oregon Statutes 663.005
(2) No election shall be conducted pursuant to this section in a bargaining unit or a subdivision within which, in the preceding 12 months, a valid election has been held. [Formerly 662.575]