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| | 121: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Ronda Power -vs- County of Kankakee and Kankakee County State's Attorney: On January 21, 2015, Executive Director Melissa Mlynski denied the request of Incumbent, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, to block a decertification election pending resolution of an unfair labor practice charge, and instead issued an order directing an election. Incumbent has filed an appeal of the Executive Director's action, pursuant to Section 1200.135 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code (sec.) 1200.135, and Petitioner has filed a response. The Employer has not responded to the appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Executive Director's decision to order an election. | | | | Date Created: | 03-13-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-RD-15-003 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053426 Original UID: 174702 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 122: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | County of Mercer -vs- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150: On January 20, 2015, the Employer, County of Mercer, filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling in Case No. S-DR-15-004, in which it asks whether the inclusion of a voluntary interest arbitration provision as part of a successor labor agreement is a permissive subject of bargaining. | | | | Date Created: | 03-10-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-15-004 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053427 Original UID: 174703 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 123: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 September | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | INternational Association of Firefighters, Local 429 -vs- City of Danville: On July 24, 2014, the City of Danville (Employer) filed a unilateral Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240. The Employer requests a determination as to whether three proposals submitted by the International Association of Firefighters, Local 429 (Union), concerning suppression force strength, equipment levels, andstation minimum requirements address mandatory subjects of bargaining within the meaning ofthe Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012). Both parties filed briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 09-04-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-15-003 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053428 Original UID: 174704 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 124: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 August | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council -vs- Village of Lansing: On July 11, 2014, the Village of Lansing (Employer) filed a unilateral Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240. The Employer requests a determination as to whether the proposal submitted by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council (Union) concerning the residency requirement is a mandatory subject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012). Both parties filed briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 08-25-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-15-002 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053429 Original UID: 174705 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 125: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 August | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700 -vs- County of Lake and Sheriff of Lake County: On July 9, 2014, the County of Lake and Sheriff of Lake County (Employers) filed a unilateral Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240. The Employers request a determination as to whether the proposal submitted by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 700 (Union) concerning shift preferences is a mandatorysubject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315(2012). Both parties filed briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 08-19-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-15-001 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053430 Original UID: 174706 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 126: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Troopers Lodge No. 41 -vs- Illinois Department of State Police: On April 14, 2014, Troopers Lodge No. 41 (Lodge or Union) filed a unilateral Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240. The Union requests a determination as to whether health care premiums and related costs are mandatory subjects ofbargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012) (Act or IPLRA). Both the Petitioner and the named Employer, Illinois Department of State Police (ISP), filed briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 07-10-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-14-004 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053431 Original UID: 174707 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 127: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 September | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | City of Carbondale (Police Department) -vs- Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council: On July 17, 2013, the City of Carbondale Police Department (Employer/City) and the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council (Labor Organization/FOP) filed a joint request for a Petition for a Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240, requesting a determination as to whether FOP's proposals concerning work standards offered in response to the City's intention to establish such standards are mandatory subjects of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012). Both parties filed timely briefs; the City on August 2, 2013, and FOP on August 7, 2013. | | | | Date Created: | 09-18-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-14-002 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053432 Original UID: 174708 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 128: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 June | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Tri-State Professional Firefighters Union, Local 3615, IAFF -vs- Tri-State Fire Protection District: On April 14, 2014, the Tri-State Professional Firefighters Union Local 3165, IAFF (Union) filed a unilateral Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240. The Union requests a determination as to whether the Tri-State Fire Protection District's (Employer's) proposals concerning the probationary period and promotions are mandatory subjects of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012). Both parties filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 06-23-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-14-001 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053433 Original UID: 174709 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 129: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 February | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | City of Rockford -vs- International Association of Firefighters, Local 413: On December 6, 2012, the City of Rockford (Employer) filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Seciton 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240, requesting a determination as to whether one of the proposals for a successor collective bargaining agreement offered at interest arbitration by the International Association of Firefighters, Local 413 (Union) is a mandatory subject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010), (Act). Both parties filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 02-21-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-13-005 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053434 Original UID: 174710 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 130: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 January | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | City of Danville (Police Department) -vs- Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee, Danville Police Command Officers Assn.: On December 5, 2012, the City of Danville (Employer) filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240,requesting a determination as to whether certain of the Employer's proposals for a successor collective bargaining agreement were mandatory subjects of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010). Subsequently, the Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee, Danville Police Command Officers' Association (Union) joined in the request for a declaratory ruling. Both parties filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 01-30-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-13-004 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053435 Original UID: 174713 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 131: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 January | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Elgin Fire Association of Fire Fighters, Local 439, International Associationof Firefighters -vs- City of Elgin: On October 2, 2012, the City of Elgin (Employer) unilaterally filed with the General Counsel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code (sec) 1200.143, a Petition for Declaratory Ruling. The Employer is requesting a determination as to whether three proposals offered by the Elgin Fire Association of Fire Fighters, Local 439, IAFF (Labor Organization) with respect to a bargaining unit of sworn firefighters are mandatory or permissive subject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010) (Act). Both the Employer and the Labor Organization filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 01-07-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-13-003 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053438 Original UID: 174715 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 132: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee -vs- County of Peoria and Sheriff of Peoria County: On October 18, 2012, the Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee (Petitioner) filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin Code Part 1200 through 1240, requesting a determination as to whether three proposals offered by the County of Peoria and Sheriff of Peoria County (Employer) during negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement were mandatory subjects of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010), (Act), as amended. The Employer did not join in the request for a declaratory ruling. Both parties filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 07-02-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-13-002 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053439 Original UID: 174716 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 133: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 September | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | OSchaumburg Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF, Local 4092 -vs- Village of Schaumburg: n July 13, 2012, the Schaumburg Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF, Local 4092 (IAFF) and the Village of Schaumburg (Village) joinly filed with the General Counsel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board a Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240. The parties are requesting a determination as to whether their bargaining proposals with respect to job descriptions and an entire agreement provision are mandatory of permissive subjects of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010)(Act). Both the IAFF and the Village filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 10-02-2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-13-001 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053440 Original UID: 174717 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 134: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 August | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Schaumburg Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF, Local 4092 -vs- Village of Schaumburg: On June 29, 2012, the Schaumburg Professional Firefighters Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 4092 (Labor Organization or IAFF) filed a unilateral Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code 1200.143, requesting a determination as to whether its proposal concerning minimum manning is a mandatory subject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010) as amended. The IAFF filed a brief on the same date as its request and the Village of Schaumburg (Employer or Village) filed a brief on July 20, 2012. Upon consideration of the petition and briefs, I find that the petition must be dismissed. | | | | Date Created: | 09-04-2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-12-009 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053441 Original UID: 174718 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 135: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council -vs- City of Batavia: On December 6, 2011, the City of Batavia (Employer) unilaterally filed with the General Counsel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240, a Petition for Declaratory Ruling. The Employer is requesting a determination as to whether a proposal with respect to vacation leave offered by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council is a mandatory or permissive subject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act 5, ILCS 315 (2010), as amended, (Act). Both the Employer and the Labor Organization filed timely briefs. For the reasons that follow, I find the proposal at issue to be a permissive subject of bargaining. | | | | Date Created: | 02-22-2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-12-007 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053442 Original UID: 174719 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 136: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 June | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Village of Lake Zurich (Fire Department) -vs- Professional Firefighters of Lake Zurich, International Association of Firefighters, Local 3191: On December 12, 2010, the Village of Zurich (Fire Department) and the Professional Firefighters of Lake Zurich, International Association of Firefighters, Local 3191 jointly filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1240, requesting a determination as to whether one of the proposals for a successor collective bargaining agreement offered at interest arbitration by the firefighters is a mandatory subject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010), as amended (Act). Both parties filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 06-18-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-11-003 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053443 Original UID: 174720 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 137: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee -vs- City of Taylorville: On July 15,2010, the Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee unilaterally filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling with the General Counsel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board pursuant to Section 1200.143 of the Board's Rules and Regulations, 80 Ill. Admin Code Parts 1200 through 1240. The Employer, the City of Taylorville, initially refused to join in the petition and moved for its dismissal, but the parties now join in requesting issuance of a declaratory ruling limited to the question whether a proposal with respect to health insurance benefits offered by the Employer is a mandatory or permissive subject of bargaining within the meaning of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2010) as amended (Act). Both the Employer and the Labor Organization filed timely briefs. | | | | Date Created: | 03-07-2012 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-DR-11-002 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053446 Original UID: 174724 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 138: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 -vs- County of Kankakee and Kankakee County State's Attorney: On October 30, 2014, Charging Party, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, filed an unfair labor practice charge against Respondents County of Kankakee and Kankakee County State's Attorney, in which it alleged that the Respondents violated Section 10(a)(4) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315/10(a)(4) (2012), by: 1) direct dealing with a bargaining unit member, 2) providing a wage increase outside the scope of the collective bargaining agreement and without negotiating with the Charging Party; 3) unilaterally implementing changes in health insurance amist negotiations over a successor collective bargaining agreement and without notice or an opportunity to bargain; and 4) engaging in regressive bargaining and overall bad faith bargaining. The Executive Director issued a complaint regarding the third and fourth allegations, but on January 21, 2015 , dismissed the first and second allegations. | | | | Date Created: | 03-18-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-CA-15-058 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053448 Original UID: 174726 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 139: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Policemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Unit No. 5 -vs- City of Springfield: On January 23, 2015, Executive Director Melissa Mlynski dismissed a charge filed by Charging Party Policemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Unit No. 5, on October 29, 2014, which alleged that Respondent City of Springfield engaged in unfair labor practices within the meaning of Section 10(a)(4) and (1) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012), by repudiating the parties' Memorandum of Understanding which required the Respondent to expunge certain records of disciplinary action after four years. | | | | Date Created: | 03-11-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-CA-15-056 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053450 Original UID: 174728 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
| 140: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2015 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Chapter 117 -vs- Village of Steger: On April 9, 2014, the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Chapter 117 (Charging Party or Union) filed a charge in Case No. S-CA-14-197 with the State Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board (Board) alleging that the Village of Steger (Respondent or Village) engaged in unfair labor practices within the meaning of Section lO(a) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012) as amended (Act). The charge was investigated in accordance with Section 11 of the Act and the Rules and Regulations of the Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code, Parts 1200 through 1240 (Rules). The Board's Executive Director issued a Complaint for Hearing on June 17, 2014 alleging theRespondent violated Section 10( a)( 4) and ( 1) of the Act. | | | | Date Created: | 01-16-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-CA-14-197 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053451 Original UID: 174729 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
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