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90_HB3390
5 ILCS 315/2 from Ch. 48, par. 1602
Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Changes
the phrase "the State of Illinois" to "this State" in the
policy Section.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act
2 by changing Section 2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
6 amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
7 (5 ILCS 315/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 1602)
8 Sec. 2. Policy. It is the public policy of this the
9 State of Illinois to grant public employees full freedom of
10 association, self-organization, and designation of
11 representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of
12 negotiating wages, hours and other conditions of employment
13 or other mutual aid or protection.
14 It is the purpose of this Act to regulate labor relations
15 between public employers and employees, including the
16 designation of employee representatives, negotiation of
17 wages, hours and other conditions of employment, and
18 resolution of disputes arising under collective bargaining
19 agreements.
20 It is the purpose of this Act to prescribe the legitimate
21 rights of both public employees and public employers, to
22 protect the public health and safety of the citizens of
23 Illinois, and to provide peaceful and orderly procedures for
24 protection of the rights of all. To prevent labor strife and
25 to protect the public health and safety of the citizens of
26 Illinois, all collective bargaining disputes involving
27 persons designated by the Board as performing essential
28 services and those persons defined herein as security
29 employees shall be submitted to impartial arbitrators, who
30 shall be authorized to issue awards in order to resolve such
31 disputes. It is the public policy of the State of Illinois
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1 that where the right of employees to strike is prohibited by
2 law, it is necessary to afford an alternate, expeditious,
3 equitable and effective procedure for the resolution of labor
4 disputes subject to approval procedures mandated by this Act.
5 To that end, the provisions for such awards shall be
6 liberally construed.
7 (Source: P.A. 83-1012.)