Tensions Flare Over a Proposal to Strengthen Public Sector Unions

Route Fifty: Cities, counties and school districts are among those opposed to a controversial bill making its way through the Oregon state legislature that would mandate a number of practices related to public employee labor unions that are now subject to collective bargaining.

There are concerns that parts of the legislation are in conflict with the state’s public records laws and that it will pose new burdens and costs for public employers, while also raising the specter of lawsuits against the state or local governments over possible free speech violations.

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