Oregon: Rank 38
Pension Liability - Total $56.8 billion6 - Per household $2,1401
Union Membership Density:
- Total-16.2%
- Private Sector-9.1%
- Public Sector-51.7%
Right to Work:
- Forced unionism
Government Sector Collective Bargaining Laws:
- Police/Fire: Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act
- State: Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act
- Education: Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act
- Municipal: Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act
Pending Paycheck Protection Legislation:
Secret Ballot Protection:
- No Provision
Forced Card Check:
Government Sector Binding Arbitration Provisions:
- State: No Provision
- Police: Oregon Code Ch. 243, Section 742
- Fire: Oregon Code Ch. 243, Section 742
- Teachers: No Provision
Public Access to Government Bargaining Sessions:
- Or. Rev. Stat. § 192.660(3) (Both parties must agree to closed meeting)
Project Labor Agreement Bans:
- No Provision
Government Employee Strike Policy:
- State: (Permitted) Oregon Code Ch. 243, Section 712
- Police: (Prohibited) Oregon Code Ch. 243, Section 736
- Fire: (Prohibited) Oregon Code Ch. 243, Section 736
- Teachers: (Permitted) Oregon Code Ch. 243, Section 712
This report measures the impacts of right-to-work laws on the economy, measured by employment growth, income growth, and migration. Looking backward, it examines what would have happened to state employment and income growth had Oregon enacted right-to-work legislation in 1985, the same year as neighboring Idaho. Looking forward, the report forecasts future employment and income growth if Oregon enacts right-to-work legislation going into effect in 2012. Looking backward, the analysis finds if the state had enacted right-to-work legislation in 1985:
• Oregon’s employment in 2010 would have been approximately 14 percent higher (233,000 more jobs).
• Oregon’s 2010 personal income would have been 10 percent higher ($14.6 billion).
• Oregon’s wage and salary income would have been 13 percent higher ($9.7 billion).
Looking forward, if Oregon enacts right-to-work legislation in 2012, the empirical results indicate that the state would see a permanent boost in employment and income growth.
• After five years, in 2016, Oregon would have 50,000 more people working as a right-to work state. By 2021, 110,000 more people would be working in Oregon.
• By 2016, the state’s personal income would be $4.1 billion higher and wage and salary income would be $2.7 billion higher.
• By 2021, the state’s personal income would be $10.8 billion higher and wage and salary income would be $7.0 billion higher.
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