SB1356 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1356

Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 315/8

from Ch. 48, par. 1608

Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning grievance procedures.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:

(5 ILCS 315/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 1608)

Sec. 8. Grievance Procedure. The The collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the employer and the exclusive representative shall contain a grievance resolution procedure which shall apply to all employees in the bargaining unit and shall provide for final and binding arbitration of disputes concerning the administration or interpretation of the agreement unless mutually agreed otherwise. Any agreement containing a final and binding arbitration provision shall also contain a provision prohibiting strikes for the duration of the agreement. The grievance and arbitration provisions of any collective bargaining agreement shall be subject to the Illinois "Uniform Arbitration Act". The costs of such arbitration shall be borne equally by the employer and the employee organization.

(Source: P.A. 83-1012.)