- (1) Public employees may file a petition for an election for decertification of an existing bargaining unit.
- (2) The petition requires a showing of interest from at least thirty percent (30%) of the employees in the bargaining unit. The showing of interest document must comply with OAR 115-025-0021 (showing of interest requirements), including by indicating that the signer no longer desires to be represented for purposes of collective bargaining by the recognized or certified representative.
- (3) The election, contract, and certification bars apply.
- (4) The petition may be filed in any open period.
- (5) If employees vote to decertify their exclusive representative, under the Board’s election bar rules, no new petition for representation may be filed for that group of employees for one year.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 240.086(3) & 243.766(7)
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 243
History
ERB 1-2021, amend filed 01/07/2021, effective 01/07/2021
ERB 13-2016, f. 11-9-16, cert. ef. 2-1-17
ERB 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-98
ERB 1-1991, f. 11-21-91, cert. ef. 12-1-91
ERB 6-1985, f. 10-29-85, ef. 10-31-85
ERB 1-1980, f. & ef. 1-9-80