| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 June | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 -vs- City of East Moline: On February 3, 2016, Administrative Law Judge Sarah R. Kerley (ALJ) issued a Recommended Decision and Order in the above-captioned case finding that the Respondent, City of East Moline, failed to bargain in good faith with the Charging Party, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 (AFSCME), when it decided to subcontract solid waste collection work performed by bargaining unit members, and entered into am agreement with a private company to perform that work without first bargaining to agreement or impasse, in violation of Section 10(a)(4) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2014), as amended. Thereafter, in accordance with Section 1200.135 of the Rules and Regulations of the Illinois Labor Relations Board, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Parts 1200 through 1300, the Respondent filed timely exceptions to the Recommended Decision and Order, followed by Charging Party's timely exceptions to the Recommended Decision and Order, followed by Charting Party's timely responses. After reviewing the record, exceptions, and responses, we hereby affirm the conclusion reached by the ALJ in her Recommended Decision and Order; however, we modify slightly the ALJ's analysis with respect to the question of whether the Respondent's conduct involved a mandatory subject of bargaining, as follows. | | | | Date Created: | 06-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | Case No. S-CA-15-116 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000058326 Original UID: 179482 FIRST WORD: Decisions | |
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