CCEA has filed another ULP (unfair labor practice) complaint against Clackamas County. How is Clackamas County violating the Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs)? 

The county concealed information in response to information requests.

• CCEA became aware that Clackamas County’s labor relations manager sent communications to managers and supervisors announcing changes to the layoff process on or around March 13
• When CCEA requested that these communications be shared, the county did not acknowledge that they existed
• We now know that the county did approve new layoff procedures on March 4 and never notified CCEA, not giving CCEA the chance to bargain

The county made unilateral changes to the layoff process without notifying CCEA or providing the opportunity to bargain as required by the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act.

• They denied CCEA representatives union release time to attend layoff meetings to support members, requiring them to use vacation time
• They then offered to repay vacation time only if CCEA waived our right to represent members at layoff meetings going forward
• We have heard from trusted sources that managers changed Position Classification Questionnaires (PCQs) right before layoff notices were being issued, which would thwart the bumping and recall process and directly violate the CBAs
• They did not provide the required 30 days notice to impacted employees or the CCEA

We suspect that employees targeted for layoff are in essence being terminated without just cause and are not experiencing job elimination due to budgetary constraints or other limitations on county resources.

• Several of the layoff notices targeted employees for layoff who had active, ongoing grievances or harassment or discrimination complaints.
• Several of the layoff notices targeted employees who had accommodations for disabilities and/or were using protected medical leave to treat medical conditions. 

Read the full ULP complaint here.