Oregon State Employes Ass'n v. Oregon State University

During the course of labor contract negotiations, petitioner, Oregon State Employes Association (OSEA), proposed a union shop clause. 1 Employer, Oregon State University (OSU), refused to negotiate on this subject and OSEA filed an unfair labor complaint with the Employment Relations Board (ERB) charging OSU with failure to bargain in good faith. ERB dismissed the complaint and OSEA appeals. Two members of ERB dissented, and there was a division among the majority whether OSEA’s proposal for a union shop was a prohibited or permissible subject of bargaining. We affirm because OSEA’s proposal…