Oregon Labor Law Today, the easy-to-use guidebook to the Oregon Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act since 1982, is now in its 7th edition, and has been completely revised and reprinted as of July 2008. The volume, totaling over 300 pages, includes a detailed table of contents / finder's guide, a case index, a chart of all mandatory and permissive areas of bargaining, and practice tips. In addition, the volume includes short case summaries of all relevant cases for each portion of the PECBA. The 7th edition is available for $195.00. Click here to print out an order form.

Oregon Labor Law Digest has provided a comprehensive review of public sector labor relations in Oregon to more than 200 public employers, employee representatives, and attorneys since 1978. The Digest's scope is broad, covering all major Employment Relation Board decisions, Oregon Court of Appeals and Supreme Court decisions and Attorney General's Opinions relevant to labor law, summaries of arbitration awards, especially those by Oregon and Washington arbitrators, selected NLRB decisions, court decisions in other states, up-to-date Consumer Price Index figures, and lists of mediation, fact finding, and interest arbitration in progress. Cost: $150 for a one-year subscription (six issues). A binder is available for an additional $10 to hold three years' issues.

Oregon Special Education Law Update is a newsletter published four times per year to provide administrators and special education staff with a quick and easy way to keep updated on special education law in Oregon and to keep abreast of "hot topics" and "danger areas" that other districts are encountering. Each newsletter contains a review of all recent significant State Department of Education, due process, and Oregon court decisions; "hot topics" that are generating questions, concern, or confusion; and discussion of questions submitted by subscribers. Cost: $75.00 for a one-year subscription.

Programs of Assistance for Improvement: Guidelines and Samples is a comprehensive collection of "real-life" plans of assistance that cover a wide range of performance deficiencies. The volume contains an explanation of case law rulings by arbitrators and the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board on all aspects of plans of assistance; templates of classified and certified plans; sample administrative plans; and examples of supporting documentation needed throughout the pendency of a plan, including observation reports, conference summaries, and letters of notification for termination or extension of a plan. The plans are indexed by subject matter to provide quick access to samples that address whatever performance deficiency you encounter. Cost: $70.00 per copy.

Publications may be obtained by e-mailing andrea@hungerfordlaw.com or sending a check or purchase order to Oregon Labor Law Publishing Company, 653 S. Center St., Oregon City, OR 97045.