Opinions and Orders / Illinos Local Labor Relations Board

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 -vs- City of Chicago (Department of Buildings): On October 21, 2015, ALJ Thomas Allen issued a Recommended Decision and Order (RDO) in which he determined that the Assistant Chief Engineer of Sewers employed by the City of Chicago (Employer) in its Department of Buildings is a public employee within the meaning of Section 3(n) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315/3(n) (2014), as amended. The ALJ rejected the Employer's contention that the position is supervisory within the meaning of Section 3(r) of the Act and recommended that the position be added to the Unit #4 bargaining unit represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31.