ORS 662.405
Declaration of policy

It hereby is declared to be the public policy of the State of Oregon that the best interests of the people of this state are served by fostering collective bargaining and by the prevention of or the prompt settlement of labor controversies, strikes and lockouts; that sound and stable industrial peace and the advancement of the general welfare of the state and of the best interests of employers and employees can most satisfactorily be secured by the settlement of issues between employers and employees through the processes of conference and collective bargaining between employers and employees; that the settlement of issues between employers and employees through collective bargaining may be advanced by making available full and adequate government facilities for conciliation, mediation and voluntary arbitration to aid and encourage employers and employees to reach and maintain agreements concerning rates of pay, hours and working conditions and to make all reasonable efforts to settle their differences by mutual agreement reached through conferences and collective bargaining. [1957 c.122 §1]

Source: Section 662.405 — Declaration of policy, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

Notes of Decisions

This section reflects legislative policy favoring collective bargaining remedies but does not mandate their absolute exclusivity. Vaughn v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone, 289 Or 73, 611 P2d 281 (1980)

Law Review Citations

51 OLR 233 (1971)

662.010
Labor disputes 662.020
Declaration of policy as to labor organizations 662.030
Restrictions in employment contracts on affiliation with labor or employer organization unenforceable 662.040
Injunctions in labor disputes generally restricted 662.050
Specific acts that are not enjoinable 662.060
Restrictions on injunctions to prohibit doing in concert acts enumerated in ORS 662.050 662.070
Liability of associations and officers and members of associations for unlawful acts of individuals 662.080
Hearing and findings of certain facts are prerequisites to injunction 662.090
Notice of hearing 662.100
Compliance with obligations involved in dispute and making reasonable effort to settle as prerequisites to injunctive relief 662.110
Findings of fact prerequisite to injunction 662.120
Appeal to Supreme Court 662.130
Contempt proceedings 662.205
Definitions for ORS 662.205 to 662.225 662.215
Prohibitions on use of professional strikebreakers 662.225
Prohibited conduct by professional strikebreaker 662.405
Declaration of policy 662.415
State Conciliation Service established 662.425
Mediation services 662.435
Services for state agencies and political subdivisions 662.445
List of qualified arbitrators 662.455
Conciliator 662.805
Definitions for ORS 662.805 to 662.825 662.810
Declaration of policy 662.815
Picketing sites where perishable agricultural crops are being harvested restricted 662.820
Employer to display bilingual notices of picketing restriction 662.825
Jurisdiction to enjoin violations 662.992
Penalties

Current through early 2026

§ 662.405. Declaration of policy's source at oregon​.gov