Oregon School Employees Ass'n, Chapter 58 v. Lake County School District

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Employment Relations Board (ERB) which dismissed its unfair labor practice complaint against respondent (District). We reverse and remand.

Petitioner represents a bargaining unit of District’s classified employes. It included two secretarial employes, Merrill and Steward. They worked in the office under the direct supervision of Crawford, a school principal. Beginning in September, 1982, rumors circulated that Crawford was involved in an extra-marital affair with another district employe in his office. Crawford believed that Merrill and Steward were…