Rep. Mike Smiddy

Filed: 5/28/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1229

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1229, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
6amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 315/7)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1607)
8    Sec. 7. Duty to bargain. A public employer and the
9exclusive representative have the authority and the duty to
10bargain collectively set forth in this Section.
11    For the purposes of this Act, "to bargain collectively"
12means the performance of the mutual obligation of the public
13employer or his designated representative and the
14representative of the public employees to meet at reasonable
15times, including meetings in advance of the budget-making
16process, and to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages,

 

 

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1hours, and other conditions of employment, not excluded by
2Section 4 of this Act, or the negotiation of an agreement, or
3any question arising thereunder and the execution of a written
4contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by
5either party, but such obligation does not compel either party
6to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession.
7    The duty "to bargain collectively" shall also include an
8obligation to negotiate over any matter with respect to wages,
9hours and other conditions of employment, not specifically
10provided for in any other law or not specifically in violation
11of the provisions of any law. If any other law pertains, in
12part, to a matter affecting the wages, hours and other
13conditions of employment, such other law shall not be construed
14as limiting the duty "to bargain collectively" and to enter
15into collective bargaining agreements containing clauses which
16either supplement, implement, or relate to the effect of such
17provisions in other laws.
18    The duty "to bargain collectively" shall also include
19negotiations as to the terms of a collective bargaining
20agreement. The parties may, by mutual agreement, provide for
21arbitration of impasses resulting from their inability to agree
22upon wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment to be
23included in a collective bargaining agreement. Such
24arbitration provisions shall be subject to the Illinois
25"Uniform Arbitration Act" unless agreed by the parties.
26    The duty "to bargain collectively" shall also mean that no

 

 

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1party to a collective bargaining contract shall terminate or
2modify such contract, unless the party desiring such
3termination or modification:
4        (1) serves a written notice upon the other party to the
5    contract of the proposed termination or modification 60
6    days prior to the expiration date thereof, or in the event
7    such contract contains no expiration date, 60 days prior to
8    the time it is proposed to make such termination or
9    modification;
10        (2) offers to meet and confer with the other party for
11    the purpose of negotiating a new contract or a contract
12    containing the proposed modifications;
13        (3) notifies the Board within 30 days after such notice
14    of the existence of a dispute, provided no agreement has
15    been reached by that time; and
16        (4) continues in full force and effect, without
17    resorting to strike or lockout, all the terms and
18    conditions of the existing contract for a period of 60 days
19    after such notice is given to the other party or until the
20    expiration date of such contract, whichever occurs later.
21    The duties imposed upon employers, employees and labor
22organizations by paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) shall become
23inapplicable upon an intervening certification of the Board,
24under which the labor organization, which is a party to the
25contract, has been superseded as or ceased to be the exclusive
26representative of the employees pursuant to the provisions of

 

 

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1subsection (a) of Section 9, and the duties so imposed shall
2not be construed as requiring either party to discuss or agree
3to any modification of the terms and conditions contained in a
4contract for a fixed period, if such modification is to become
5effective before such terms and conditions can be reopened
6under the provisions of the contract.
7    Collective bargaining for home care and home health workers
8who function as personal assistants and individual maintenance
9home health workers under the Home Services Program shall be
10limited to the terms and conditions of employment under the
11State's control, as defined in Public Act 93-204 or this
12amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, as applicable.
13    Collective bargaining for child and day care home providers
14under the child care assistance program shall be limited to the
15terms and conditions of employment under the State's control,
16as defined in this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
17    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
18whenever collective bargaining is for the purpose of
19establishing an initial agreement following original
20certification of units with fewer than 35 employees, with
21respect to public employees other than peace officers, fire
22fighters, and security employees, the following apply:
23        (1) Not later than 10 days after receiving a written
24    request for collective bargaining from a labor
25    organization that has been newly certified as a
26    representative as defined in Section 6(c), or within such

 

 

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1    further period as the parties agree upon, the parties shall
2    meet and commence to bargain collectively and shall make
3    every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a collective
4    bargaining agreement.
5        (2) If anytime after the expiration of the 90-day
6    period beginning on the date on which bargaining is
7    commenced the parties have failed to reach an agreement,
8    either party may notify the Illinois Public Labor Relations
9    Board of the existence of a dispute and request mediation
10    in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 of this
11    Act.
12        (3) If after the expiration of the 30-day period
13    beginning on the date on which mediation commenced, or such
14    additional period as the parties may agree upon, the
15    mediator is not able to bring the parties to agreement by
16    conciliation, either the exclusive representative of the
17    employees or the employer may request of the other, in
18    writing, arbitration and shall submit a copy of the request
19    to the board. Upon submission of the request for
20    arbitration, the parties shall be required to participate
21    in the impasse arbitration procedures set forth in Section
22    14 of this Act, except the right to strike shall not be
23    considered waived pursuant to Section 17 of this Act, until
24    the actual convening of the arbitration hearing.
25    With respect to collective bargaining agreements, expiring
26on or after June 30, 2015 but on or before June 30, 2019,

 

 

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1between the State of Illinois and a unit or units of employees
2of State agencies which are not resolved by the expiration date
3of the agreement, mediation of the outstanding issues shall be
4initiated within 30 days from the expiration of the agreement
5or the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th
6General Assembly. Should a mediator be unable to bring the
7parties to agreement through conciliation within 30 days of the
8commencement of mediation, or such additional period as the
9parties may mutually agree on, either party may initiate the
10impasse arbitration procedures pursuant to Section 14 of this
11Act except that for the purpose of determining the jurisdiction
12or authority of the arbitration panel, arbitration procedures
13shall be deemed to have been initiated prior to the
14commencement of any fiscal year occurring after the expiration
15of the agreement. The provisions of an expired agreement shall
16be in full force and effect and conditions of employment shall
17not be changed by action of either party without the consent of
18the other until a successor agreement is adopted. The right to
19strike shall not be considered waived pursuant to Section 17 of
20this Act until the actual convening of the arbitration hearing.
21(Source: P.A. 97-1158, eff. 1-29-13; 98-1004, eff. 8-18-14.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.".