Oregon Statutes 663.120 – Employer unfair labor practices
It is an unfair labor practice for an employer:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 663.120
- Board: means the Employment Relations Board. See Oregon Statutes 663.005
- Employee: includes any employee, and is not limited to the employees of a particular employer unless this chapter explicitly states otherwise, and includes any individual whose work has ceased as a consequence of, or in connection with, a current labor dispute and who has not obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent employment, but does not include an individual:
(a) Employed in agricultural labor as defined in ORS § 657. 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
- Representative: includes an individual or labor organization. See Oregon Statutes 663.005
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Unfair labor practice: means any unfair labor practice listed in ORS § 663. See Oregon Statutes 663.005
(1) To interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in ORS § 663.110;
(2) To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization or contribute financial or other support to it. However, subject to rules published by the Employment Relations Board pursuant to ORS Chapter 183, an employer may permit employees to confer with the employer during working hours without loss of time or pay;
(3) To discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed charges or given testimony under this chapter; or
(4) To refuse to bargain collectively with the employees’ exclusive representative, as defined in ORS § 663.015. [1971 c.729 § 7; 1975 c.83 § 1]