Ilwu Marine Supercargoes & Clerks Local 40 v. Port of Portland

The Employment Relations Board (ERB) dismissed two petitions for certification of a bargaining unit representative, filed by ILWU Marine Supercargoes & Clerks Local 40 (Local 40). The petitions sought to designate Local 40 as the representative of two bargaining units consisting of superintendents and planners at Marine Terminal 6 of the Port of Portland, a public employer. Local 40 has filed this petition for judicial review, contending that in dismissing its petitions ERB erred as a matter of law by failing to give preference to the desires of the employees as required by statute, ORS…