Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
Chapter contents
661.010Lawfulness of labor unions 661.020Labor not a commodity; employment rights are personal 661.030Collective bargaining for lawful purposes is legal 661.040Limitations on fees charged laborers by collective bargaining agents; access to and inspection of records; accounting 661.045Policy; union security agreements 661.210Counterfeiting of union label and possession or sale thereof prohibited 661.220Unauthorized use of label, name or seal of union prohibited 661.230Registration of union label; actions to compel or cancel registration 661.240[Amended by 1991 c.132 §30; repealed by 2015 c.277 §15] 661.245[1991 c.132 §32; 1999 c.652 §20; repealed by 2015 c.277 §15] 661.250Actions to enjoin counterfeits or unauthorized use of label; injunction; damages; destruction of counterfeits 661.260Liability for false or fraudulent application; criminal penalties 661.270Who may bring action on behalf of unincorporated association or union 661.280Attorney fees 661.990Penalties

Chapter 661 — Organized Labor; Union Labels

ORS 661.010 Lawfulness of labor unions

Working men and women may organize themselves into, or carry on labor unions for the purpose of lessening the hours of labor, increasing the wages, bettering the conditions of the members of such organizations or carrying out their legitimate purposes as freely as they could do if acting singly.

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