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Committee hears narrow fix to collective-bargaining rules for corrections lieutenants; bill carried over
Summary
Senate Bill 195, which would change the supervisory-employee definition so lieutenants at correctional institutions remain eligible for union representation, drew support from AFSCME and concerns from Department of Corrections operations staff about effects on day-to-day supervision. The committee carried the bill over until April 9.
Senate Bill 195, a narrow amendment intended to correct a drafting oversight from the 2024 session, was the subject of a public hearing Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Susan Allen, representing Oregon AFSCME, told the committee the bill’s dash-1 amendment would fix an omission from House Bill 4115 that had unintentionally excluded AFSCME-represented worksites from an earlier change that granted lieutenants the right to organize. “This just closes the loop and provides parity,” Allen…
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