Labor bills get OK from House committee (Oregon)

[Omaha Steve]

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Labor bills get OK from House committee

Legislation boosts various aspects of union organization

STEVE LAW
Statesman Journal

April 10, 2007

After years of playing defense in the Oregon Legislature, organized labor is going on the offensive.

Four bills designed to boost labor organizing won approval from the House Business and Labor Committee on Monday and now head to the House floor:

House Bill 2891, which enables public-sector unions to bypass union recognition elections if they secure signed cards from a majority of the work force authorizing the union to represent them.

House Bill 2892, which prohibits use of state funds to deter or assist labor-organizing drives.

House Bill 2893, which bars employers in the public and private sectors from holding mandatory employee meetings to discuss union- organizing drives or other political or religious topics.

House Joint Memorial 7, which urges Congress to pass a bill making it easier to organize unions.

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