Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3979: Relating to labor disputes involving public employees.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act would make changes to PECBA. The Act would prohibit public employees from engaging in strikes to resolve labor disputes. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). Prohibits strikes by public employees. Requires that labor issues in dispute be submitted to final and binding arbitration.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to labor disputes involving public employees; amending ORS 181A.355, 181A.490, 181A.708, 181A.710, 181A.775, 238.005, 243.650, 243.672, 243.712, 243.726, 243.742, 243.746, 243.752, 332.531 and 352.118; and repealing ORS 243.732, 243.736 and 243.738 and section 5, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2021.
From the introduced text, May 28, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to labor disputes involving public employees; amending ORS 181A.355, 181A.490, 181A.708, 181A.710, 181A.775, 238.005, 243.650, 243.672, 243.712, 243.726, 243.742, 243.746, 243.752, 332.531 and 352.118; and repealing ORS 243.732, 243.736 and 243.738 and section 5, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2021. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 243.650, as amended by section 1, chapter 84, Oregon Laws 2024, is amended to read: 243.650. As used in ORS 243.650 to 243.809, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Appropriate bargaining unit" means the unit designated by the Employment Relations Board or voluntarily recognized by the public employer to be appropriate for collective bargaining. However, an appropriate bargaining unit may not include both academically licensed and unlicensed or nonacademically licensed school employees. Academically licensed units may include but are not limited to teachers, nurses, counselors, therapists, psychologists, child development specialists and similar positions. This limitation does not apply to any bargaining unit certified or recognized prior to June 6, 1995, or to any school district with fewer than 50 employees. (2) "Board" means the Employment Relations Board. (3) "Certification" means official recognition by the board that a labor organization is the exclusive representative for all of the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit. (4) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the …
Sponsors
- Anna Scharf (R, 23) · primary sponsor
- Lucetta Elmer (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Shelly Boshart Davis (R, 15) · primary sponsor
- Vikki Breese-Iverson (R, 59)
- Edwin Diehl (R, 17)
- Darcey Edwards (R, 31)
- Darin Harbick (R, 12)
- Jeff Helfrich (R, 52)
- Barbara Levy (R, 58)
- Kevin Mannix (R, 21)
- Emily McIntire (R, 56)
- Virgle Osborne (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Subjects: Labor and Workplace Standards
Common questions
- What is HB3979?
- HB3979 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to labor disputes involving public employees.
- What does HB3979 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to labor disputes involving public employees; amending ORS 181A.355, 181A.490, 181A.708, 181A.710, 181A.775, 238.005, 243.650, 243.672, 243.712, 243.726, 243.742, 243.746, 243.752, 332.531 and 352.118; and repealing ORS 243.732, 243.736 and 243.738 and section 5, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2021.
- What is the status of HB3979?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3979?
- Anna Scharf (R, 23), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3979?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3979
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