Portland State University Chapter of the American Ass'n of University Professors v. Portland State University

This case concerns an employment discrimination dispute between Portland State University (PSU) and Portland State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (the Association), the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit of academic professionals employed by PSU. Those entities entered into a collective bargaining agreement that included a dispute resolution process for alleged violations of the agreement. That dispute resolution process included a “Resort to Other Procedures” (ROP) provision that permitted PSU to decline or discontinue a grievance…