Chaunee, Frank, and Gerald – Our illustrious Governor is making friends and influencing people again. This time, public employees unions. We received “demand to bargain” letters from both of our unions over SB 1049. I sent an e-mail to Ashley Driscoll regarding this matter and you can see my comments and her response below. More to come on this.
Dan Huff
City Manager
City of Molalla, Oregon
(503)829-6855
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From: Ashley Driscoll <AshleyD@gov-law.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 7:23 AM
To: Dan Huff <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: RE: Demand to Bargain - SB 1049
HI Dan,
I completely disagree with the unions’ stance on this. There is no “employer action” that would trigger bargaining obligations.
Public employers are getting together to figure out how to respond shortly. I will keep you updated. At this point, just acknowledge receipt.
Thanks,
Ashley
Ashley O. Driscoll
Attorney
Beery Elsner & Hammond, LLP
1750 SW Harbor Way, Suite 380
Portland, OR 97201
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From: Dan Huff [mailto:dhuff@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 1:25 PM
To: Ashley Driscoll
Subject: FW: Demand to Bargain - SB 1049
Importance: High
Ashley – Any thoughts on this? First of all, I could make an argument that this is an unfunded mandate. Secondly, we didn’t make a change to their agreement.
Dan Huff
City Manager
City of Molalla, Oregon
(503)829-6855
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From: Leslie Sloy <lsloy@teamsters223.com>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 1:15 PM
To: Dan Huff <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Demand to Bargain - SB 1049
Importance: High
Dan: Please see the attached and reply at your earliest opportunity.
Best,
Karine