Title: Bosak v. Myers (Certification)

State: oregon

Issuer: Oregon Supreme Court

Document:

Filed:  October 19, 2001
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON

TRICIA BOSAK
and JAMES SAGER,
	Petitioners,
	v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General,
State of Oregon,
	Respondent.
(SC S48563)

	On modified ballot title filed October 11, 2001.*
	No appearance by petitioners.
	David F. Coursen, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed
the filing of modified ballot title for respondent.  With him on
the filing were hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D.
Reynolds, Solicitor General.
	Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Durham, Leeson,
Riggs, and De Muniz, Justices.**
	The modified ballot title is certified.  The appellate
judgment shall issue in accordance with ORS 250.085(9).
	*332 Or 552, ___ P3d ___ (2001) (referring ballot title for
modification).
	**Balmer, J., did not participate in the consideration or
decision of this case.
		The court in this ballot title review proceeding
determined that the Attorney General's certified ballot title for
a proposed initiative measure, which the Secretary of State
denominated as Initiative Petition 45 (2002), failed to comply
substantially with statutory standards.  Bosak v. Myers, 332 Or
552, ___ P3d ___ (2001).  Under Oregon Laws 2001, chapter 802,
section 2 (now codified as ORS 250.085(8)), the court referred
the ballot title to the Attorney General for modification.  The
Attorney General has filed a modified ballot title for the
proposed initiative measure, and no party to the ballot title
review proceeding has objected.  See ORS 250.085(9) (setting out
period within which party may object to modified ballot title and
requiring court to certify modified ballot title if no objection
filed).
	The modified ballot title for Initiative Petition 45
(2002) states:
"AMENDS CONSTITUTION:  ALLOWS WORKPLACE
EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY RECOGNIZED
UNION TO REFUSE TO PAY FOR UNION
REPRESENTATION 'SERVICES'

		"RESULT OF 'YES' VOTE:  'Yes' vote allows
individual employee in workplace represented by union
to refuse payment for undesired union 'services'
without modifying union's obligation to represent each
employee.
		"RESULT OF 'NO' VOTE:  'No' vote retains current
law, rejects allowing union workplace employee to
refuse payment for undesired union 'services' without
modifying union's obligation to represent each
employee.
		"SUMMARY:  Amends constitution.  Under current
law, when majority of workplace employees select union
as collective bargaining representative, that union
must fairly represent all employees, may negotiate
agreement requiring all employees to contribute to
representation costs.  Measure allows an individual
employee to refuse to pay for representation 'services'
by identifying unwanted 'services' in writing.  Measure
does not change union's existing obligation to bargain
for and represent all covered employees.  Measure does
not define 'service' or provide formula for valuing
specific 'services.'  Measure affects existing contract
provisions that require payment for representation;
expressly prohibits future contracts from requiring
such payment.  Measure requires union to notify
employees of right to withhold payment to union and
prohibits discrimination or harassment of employee for
exercising that right.  Imposes penalties.  Other
provisions."
The modified ballot title is certified.  The appellate
judgment shall issue in accordance with ORS 250.085(9).