Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 662.010 (2026)

Labor disputes

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      662.010 Labor disputes. (1) As used in ORS 662.010 to 662.130, “labor dispute” includes any controversy concerning terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.

      (2) For the purposes of ORS 662.010 to 662.130, a case involves or grows out of a labor dispute when:

      (a) The case involves persons who are engaged in the same industry, trade, craft or occupation, or who have direct or indirect interests therein, or who are employees of the same employer, or who are members of the same or an affiliated organization of employers or employees, whether such dispute is:

      (A) Between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employees or associations of employees;

      (B) Between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employers or associations of employers; or

      (C) Between one or more employees or associations of employees and one or more employees or associations of employees; or

      (b) The case involves any conflicting or competing interests in a labor dispute of persons participating or interested therein.

      (3) For the purposes of ORS 662.010 to 662.130, a person or association is a person participating or interested in a labor dispute if relief is sought against the person or association, and if the person or association:

      (a) Is engaged in the same industry, trade, craft or occupation in which such dispute occurs.

      (b) Has a direct or indirect interest therein.

      (c) Is a member, officer or agent of any association composed in whole or in part of employers or employees engaged in such industry, trade, craft or occupation. [Amended by 1987 c.158 §130; 2023 c.9 §50]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1955–2009 · leading case: State v. Borowski, 220 P.3d 100 (Or. Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Borowski, 220 P.3d 100 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 5× ““(3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to: “(a) A person who is involved in a labor dispute as defined in ORS 662.010 with the other person; or “(b) A public employee who is performing official duties.”
Vaughn v. Pac. Nw. Bell Tel. Co., 611 P.2d 281 (Or. 1980). “040 provides: "No court, nor any judge thereof, shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except in strict conformity with ORS 662.010 to 662.130, nor shall any such…”
Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos Del Noroeste v. Goldschmidt, 790 F. Supp. 216 (D. Or. 1990). · cites it 4× “ISSUES Plaintiffs’ summary judgment motion and Defendant’s renewed motion to dismiss raise the following legal issues: (1) whether the statute violates the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and peaceful assembly; (2) whether the statute violates the equal protection…”
Gilbertson v. Culinary All. & Bartenders' Union, 282 P.2d 632 (Or. 1955). · cites it 2× “790 (§ 20): "ORS 662.010 to 662.130 shall not be applicable to proceedings brought under ORS 662.”
Louisiana-Pac. Corp. v. Lumber & Sawmill Workers, Local No. 2949, 679 P.2d 289 (Or. 1984). · cites it 3× “APPLICABLE RULES OF LAW This action for injunctive relief was brought under ORS 662.010 - 662.130, Oregon’s counterpart of the federal Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 USC § 101 et seq.”
Gilbertson v. McLEAN, 341 P.2d 139 (Or. 1959). · cites it 2× “Central Labor Council, supra. One effect of the Anti-Injunction Act was to change the law as announced in the Heitkemper case by withdrawing from the courts the jurisdiction to issue injunctions in cases involving or growing out of a dispute over the recognition of a union…”
State v. Norris-Romine, 894 P.2d 1221 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “730(7) provides: “ ‘Legitimate purpose’ includes, but is not limited to, otherwise lawful contact that is related to and occurs during a labor dispute as defined in ORS 662.010.” Defendant Finley was charged under ORS 163.”
Rauda v. Oregon Roses, Inc., 935 P.2d 469 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 6× “We turn to ORS 662.010 to ORS 662.130, first enacted in 1933.”
Robert Lloyd Sheet Metal, Inc. v. Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n, Local Union 16, 940 P.2d 1214 (Or. 1997). “*463 Local 16 and Anderson raise two main arguments. The first is that federal law precludes an injunction, because organizing activity is protected by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 USC § 151 et seq.”
Fianza Cia Nav. S. A. v. Benz, 178 F. Supp. 243 (D. Or. 1958). “, or Oregon’s Little Norris-LaGuardia Act, ORS 662.010 et seq. ? If there is a labor dispute, then the jurisdiction of this Court with reference to injunctive matters and labor disputes is greatly restricted and this Court acknowledged that.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 662.010(1) — 3 cases
State v. Borowski, 220 P.3d 100 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). ““(3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to: “(a) A person who is involved in a labor dispute as defined in ORS 662.010 with the other person; or “(b) A public employee who is performing official duties.”
Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos Del Noroeste v. Goldschmidt, 790 F. Supp. 216 (D. Or. 1990). “ISSUES Plaintiffs’ summary judgment motion and Defendant’s renewed motion to dismiss raise the following legal issues: (1) whether the statute violates the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and peaceful assembly; (2) whether the statute violates the equal protection…”
Robert Lloyd Sheet Metal, Inc. v. Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n, Local Union 16, 940 P.2d 1214 (Or. 1997). “*463 Local 16 and Anderson raise two main arguments. The first is that federal law precludes an injunction, because organizing activity is protected by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 USC § 151 et seq.”
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