AFSCME Local 2505 v. Oregon Liquor Control Commission

Petitioner is the exclusive collective bargaining representative for employes of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), including liquor enforcement inspectors. After unsuccessful collective bargaining negotiations, petitioner filed a request with ERB to initiate binding interest arbitration, which is available when the bargaining unit includes employes who are prohibited from striking. ORS 243.742; AFSCME v. Executive Dept., 52 Or App 457, 628 P2d 1228, rev den 291 Or 771 (1981). Petitioner contends that the liquor enforcement inspectors are prohibited from striking, because they are…