La Grande Police Ass'n v. Hamilton

Defendant, the city manager of La Grande, appeals from a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding him to execute a collective bargaining agreement between the city and petitioner, the exclusive bargaining representative for the city’s police. We affirm.

In late 1979, petitioner notified the city of its intention to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement to replace one which was to expire at the end of the city’s fiscal year on June 30, 1980. Petitioner considered the bargaining process to be governed by the Public Employe Collective Bargaining Act (ORS 243.650 to 243.782) (PECBA). However,…