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Measure 43
Amends Collective Bargaining Law for Public Safety Employees

Unlike the clarity of the other two Measures concerning public employees, (#41, #45) this Measure asks the electorate to engage in complex matters of collective bargaining. This seems beyond the ability or scope of most of us, and we therefore believe this matter should be left to our elected officials. We recommend a NO vote o this Measure.

"Yes" vote reinstates collective bargaining law in effect before 1995 changes for public safety employees.

"No" vote retains current collective bargaining law for fire, police, correctional, other public safety employees.

SUMMARY: Amends Oregon law. In 1995, legislature changed public employee collective bargaining law. Changes included limiting required issues for bargaining, reducing categories of public employees allowed to unionize, permitting employee discharge in more situations, changing process for union contract arbitration when bargaining does not succeed. Measure defines class of public safety employees, all of whom are prohibited from striking, reinstates collective bargaining law in effect before 1995 changes (with some differences) for these employees only. Public safety employees are police, fire, correctional, and emergency dispatch employees.

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