Lane County Public Works Ass'n Local 626 v. Lane County

Bushek, Davis and Reis applied for the Lane County senior parks maintenance job. After an interview with each applicant, the county selected Davis for the job. Complainants, Bushek and Lane County Public Works Association, filed a complaint with the Employment Relations Board (ERB) alleging that the county had committed unfair labor practices by hiring Davis, by reprimanding Bushek after the hiring decision was made and by refusing to provide information that complainants had requested about the hiring process. 1 They sought an order directing the county to give Bushek the job and imposing a…