Decisions and Opinions of the Illinois State Labor Relations Board

On November 13, 2013, the County of Will (Petitioner) filed a Petition for Strike Investigation with the State Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board (Board), pursuant to Section 18 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, 5 ILCS 315 (2012), as amended (Act), and Section 1230.190 of the Board's Rules and Regulations, 80 Ill. Admin. Code Section 1200 through 1240 (Rules). The Petitioner claims that a strike threatened by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, (Union), the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit composed of certain of the Petitioner's employees, constitutes a clear and present danger to the health and safety of the public.