City of Canby v. Canby Police Assoc.

The City of Canby seeks judicial review of an order of the Employment Relations Board which dismissed the City’s petition for bargaining unit redesignation of the Canby Police Department. The issue is whether ERB exceeded its statutory authority under the Public Employe Collective Bargaining Act (ORS 243.650-243.782) in designating an “appropriate bargaining unit” which consists of dispatchers, who are employes who may strike, ORS 243.726(1), and police officers, who are forbidden by ORS 243.736 from striking. 1 We affirm.

Appellate review is governed by ORS 183.482(8)(b):

“The court shall…