American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 75 v. City of Portland

NAKAMOTO, J. pro tempore

Petitioner, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 75, Local #189 (the union), seeks review of a final order of the Employment Relations Board (ERB) dismissing the union’s complaint that the City of Portland engaged in an unfair labor practice by unilaterally deciding to charge the union significant fees, based on staff time, for producing information relevant to pending grievances without first bargaining with the union over the practice. On judicial review, the union raises three assignments of error. The union contends that…