Decisions and Opinions of the Illinois State Labor Relations Board
Section 6.1 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012), allows the Governor to designate certain employment positions with the State of Illinois as excluded from collective bargaining rights which might otherwise be available under Section 6 of the Act. This case involves such designations made on the Governors behalf by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) in a petition filed in Case No. S-DE-14-158. On January 31, 2014, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Anna Hamburg-Gal issued a Recommended Decision and Order (RDO), finding the designations comport with the requirements of Section 6.1. We agree with her assessment.