Association of Oregon Corrections Employees v. State

The Association of Oregon Corrections Employees petitions for judicial review of an order in which the Employment Relations Board determined that the Oregon Department of Corrections did not commit an unfair labor practice when it refused to negotiate, in 2011, over certain aspects of a new “Health Engagement Model” adopted by the Public Employees Benefit Board. After the Department of Corrections suggested that the case might have become moot, we requested and received supplemental briefing from the parties on that topic. We conclude that the case is moot because a decision by this court…