Washington County Police Officers Ass'n v. Washington County

In this labor relations case, the Washington County Police Officers Association (the Association) filed two unfair labor practice complaints against Washington County (County) for unilaterally adopting a Complaint Investigations Procedures Manual that allegedly infringed on employees’ rights to union representation during investigatory interviews.1 We are asked to decide whether the Employment Relations Board (ERB) correctly dismissed those complaints, without a hearing, for failure to allege an “issue of fact or law.” ORS 243.676(l)(b). The Court of Appeals held that ERB correctly dismissed…