Cole v. Chemeketa Community College

Plaintiff, a management employe at defendant community college for more than three years, was terminated for insubordination and failure to obey college policy. As a management employe, he was not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, nor was he subject to the state’s collective bargaining laws. ORS 243.650(14), (17) 1 ; ORS 243.662. 2 His rights and responsibilities as an employe were controlled by the terms of his contract and the defendant’s Administrative Policy Handbook, which was expressly incorporated in the contract. Pursuant to the handbook, he was afforded an opportunity to…