Portland Firefighters Ass'n v. City of Portland

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Employment Relations Board (ERB) which held that the city of Portland (city) did not engage in an unfair labor practice by refusing to bargain collectively regarding a city initiated change in a vacation scheduling policy. At issue is the mandatory or permissive nature of the change under ORS 243.650(7). We affirm.

In January, 1985, the city and the Portland Firefighters Association (association) began negotiation for a collective bargaining agreement to succeed a contract which would expire on June 30,1985. The parties reached agreement on all…