International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 314 v. City of Salem

This is a petition for judicial review of an order of the Employment Relations Board (ERB) finding that the City of Salem (City), a public employer, engaged in an unfair labor practice under ORS 243.672(l)(e) 1 by refusing to bargain collectively about the firefighters’ safety proposal and ordering the City to cease and desist from its refusal. We affirm.

The City and the firefighters entered into collective bargaining negotiations for a successor agreement to their 1981-83 contract. The firefighters proposed several items during the negotiations over which the City refused to bargain,…