Career
Jeff Chicoine is a partner who has long-represented public and private employers in labor relations and employment matters. Jeff’s labor relations practice includes substantial experience with at-the-table labor negotiations. He bargains for private employers and on behalf of public agencies for both their strike-permitted and strike-prohibited units. He also represents employers in grievance arbitrations, interest arbitrations, union-organizing drives, representation petitions, unfair labor practice complaints, and civil service cases.
Professional Memberships
Oregon Public Employer Labor Relations Association (Oregon PELRA), Board of Directors, Advocacy Council, 2018-present
Oregon State Bar
-Labor and Employment Section
--Past Chair, 2004
--Past Executive Committee Member
--Past Secretary
--Past Treasurer
-Appointed by Oregon State Bar's Board of Governors to cochair the Bar/CPA Joint Committee, 2001
-Client Security Fund Committee, Member, 2007-2008
-Local Professional Committee, Member, 2007-2010
Governor's Task Force on Independent Contractors, Member, 2005
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
-Ninth Circuit North Credentials Committee, Member, 2022-present