As an Oregonian, I'm not bothered by this.<p>As it is, grocers typically have to have a single person at the helm of each bank of four to six machines. The machines are prone to requiring manual overrides, and often the single machine-herder is overwhelmed trying to keep up; I hear their grumbles. I find myself examining my basket while heading towards checkout and considering whether I think that a human cashier would give a smoother experience.<p>Moreover, whether grocers have these machines is usually a function of their size. Smaller grocers in Oregon, like Green Zebra, don't have the machines, while larger grocers do, like Safeway and Walmart. I have had conversations with employees at the latter stores. The machines were ordained, installed, and configured by corporate order, with only a small amount of local training.<p>Oregonian voters have immense power to alter the law, and so many independent groups aim to refer decisions directly to the voters, rather than trying to work within the bipartisan legislature. In this case, the group will have to successfully convince tens of thousands of us to petition the State to put it on the ballot. I will probably sign the petition.<p>I read the text. It's not bad. There's an exemption for stores which sell only alcohol or only cannabis; liquor stores and dispensaries are a thing in Oregon, but I haven't seen any which have automated checkout robots. Indeed, I'm pretty sure that the liquor law requires humans in that checkout process. While a union is lobbying for this, the union does not stand to directly benefit; its members certainly will, but there's nothing that privileges the union, and both anti-union Walmart and employee-owned Winco will have to obey this law.