Oregon Code § 662.425·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Mediation services; fees.
(1) When any party to a labor controversy notifies the State Conciliation
Service that a labor controversy exists or is imminent, the conciliator, if the
conciliator determines that a labor controversy exists or is imminent, shall
immediately set a time and place for a mediation session and invite the parties
to attend to participate in mediation of their differences. The State
Conciliation Service shall charge a fee in the amount described in ORS 240.610
for each mediation session conducted under this section. Each party to the
mediation shall pay one-half of the applicable fee.
(2) When it comes
to the attention of the conciliator that a labor controversy exists or is
imminent, the conciliator may offer mediation services if the conciliator deems
it to be in the public interest.
(3) At the
request of the Governor, the Employment Relations Board shall instruct the
conciliator to investigate any existing or imminent labor dispute, or
controversy in the public sector and report the facts of the dispute and the
matters in issue to the Governor. [1957 c.122 §3; 1969 c.671 §14; 2011 c.593 §3]