Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757

This appeal arises from a declaratory judgment action under ORS 28.010. Plaintiff, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), sought a declaration that the collective bargaining sessions between TriMet’s negotiating team and the bargaining unit for TriMet employees, defendant, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), are not subject to Oregon’s Public Meetings Law, ORS 192.610 to 192.695. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the trial court ruled in favor of TriMet, concluding that the undisputed facts established as a matter of law that the bargaining sessions…