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90_HB3475 New Act 820 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 48, par. 2a 820 ILCS 25/Act title 820 ILCS 25/0.01 from Ch. 48, par. 2b.9 820 ILCS 25/1.1 new Creates the Illinois Labor Equity Act. Prohibits the State, units of local government, and school districts from entering into contracts with, making loans or grants to, surveying lands on behalf of, or purchasing the securities of any employer which has offered or granted the status of a permanent replacement employee to an individual for performing bargaining unit work for the employer during a labor dispute. Amends the Advertisement for Strike Workers Act. Changes the short title to the Advertisement for and Employment of Strike Workers Act. Provides that no public or educational employer may hire permanent replacements for employees lawfully striking under the Public Labor Relations Act or Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that a court may grant injunctive relief to enforce those provisions. Amends the Labor Dispute Act to provide that it does not apply to injunctions issued by a court under the Advertisement for and Employment of Strike Workers Act. LRB9008383WHmg LRB9008383WHmg 1 AN ACT in relation to labor, creating and amending named 2 Acts. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 6 Illinois Labor Equity Act. 7 Section 5. Declaration of policy. It is the public 8 policy of this State to promote equity in labor relations, 9 defined herein as a condition in which employees have full 10 opportunity to exercise freedom of association, 11 self-organization, and designation of representatives of 12 their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, 13 hours, and other terms or conditions of employment or other 14 mutual aid or protection. Equity in labor relations is a 15 superior means to ensure necessary improvements in wages, 16 working conditions, productivity, efficiency, and innovation. 17 In addition, such equity is beneficial to public health and 18 safety, as it permits employees and employers to cooperate 19 most effectively in assuring healthful and safe working 20 conditions, as well as the safety and effectiveness of 21 products. 22 Equity in labor relations is undermined wherever 23 employers hire permanent replacements during a strike or 24 offer preferential treatment to only those employees who 25 refuse to participate in a strike or other concerted 26 activity. Such conduct has historically been shown to give 27 employers an overwhelming advantage in the collective 28 bargaining process, to the extent that collective bargaining 29 representatives may lose the ability to negotiate effectively 30 on behalf of the employees they represent. -2- LRB9008383WHmg 1 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 2 "Employer" means any person who employs one or more 3 employees, is located in or does business in the State, and 4 is not a unit of government. 5 "Employ" means to have authority through one's self or 6 one's agents to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, 7 promote, discharge, direct, reward, and discipline employees 8 of the employer or to effectively recommend those actions if 9 the exercise of that authority is not of a merely routine or 10 clerical nature, but requires the consistent use of 11 independent judgment. 12 "Collective bargaining representative" means any 13 organization or individual designated as the exclusive 14 representative by a majority of employees in an appropriate 15 bargaining unit pursuant to the provisions of an applicable 16 State or federal law. 17 "Director" means the Illinois Director of Labor. 18 Section 15. Prohibited practices. After the effective 19 date of this Act, the State and all units of local government 20 and school districts are prohibited from entering into 21 contracts with, making loans or grants to, issuing bonds on 22 behalf of, making investments of or into, making deposits 23 into, or purchasing the securities of any employer which the 24 Director has found to have done the following: 25 (1) Offered, or granted, the status of a permanent 26 replacement employee to an individual for performing 27 bargaining unit work for the employer during a lawful 28 labor dispute; or 29 (2) Otherwise offered or granted an individual any 30 employment preference based on the fact that the 31 individual was employed or indicated a willingness to be 32 employed during a lawful labor dispute over an individual 33 who: -3- LRB9008383WHmg 1 (A) was an employee of the employer at the 2 commencement of the dispute; 3 (B) has exercised the right to join, to 4 assist, or to engage in other concerted activities 5 for the purpose of collective bargaining or other 6 mutual aid or protection through the collective 7 bargaining representative involved in the dispute; 8 and 9 (C) is working for, or has unconditionally 10 offered to return to work for, the employer. 11 Any employer who has engaged in any of the activities 12 listed in this Section shall also be ineligible for any tax 13 exemption, deduction or credit by this State, a unit of local 14 government, or a school district as well as for any other 15 type of benefit or advantage offered to selected employers 16 under the laws of this State or ordinances of a unit of local 17 government or rules and regulations of a school district. 18 This Section shall not apply until the employer's name is 19 placed on the list described in Section 20. 20 Section 20. Complaints; Listing of employers. Any 21 individual or collective bargaining representative is 22 authorized to file a complaint with the Director of Labor 23 alleging that an employer has engaged in conduct described in 24 Section 15. Within 3 days of the filing of a complaint, the 25 Director shall provide notice of the complaint to the named 26 employer. A hearing on the complaint shall be commenced not 27 later than 30 days after the employer has received the 28 notice. Within 15 days following the conclusion of the 29 hearing, the Director shall issue a decision as to whether 30 the employer has engaged in any of the conduct described in 31 Section 15. If the employer has engaged in such conduct, the 32 employer's name shall be placed on a list of employers 33 subject to the restrictions imposed on the employer by -4- LRB9008383WHmg 1 Section 15 of this Act. 2 Section 25. Removal of employer from list. An employer 3 placed on the list described in Section 20 may have his name 4 removed from the list if: 5 (1) 5 years have elapsed from the date of the 6 employer's latest placement on the list; or 7 (2) the employer has demonstrated that he or she is 8 no longer engaging in any of the conduct described in 9 Section 15. An employer who seeks removal from the list 10 pursuant to this paragraph (2) shall file a petition for 11 removal with the Director of Labor. Within 3 days of 12 receipt of the petition, the Director shall furnish 13 notice of the request to the party whose complaint led to 14 the Director's decision to place the employer on the 15 list, as well as to any intervening party in the hearing 16 on the complaint. Not more than 30 days following 17 receipt of the notice by the complaining party and any 18 intervenors, the Director shall hold a hearing on the 19 petition. If the Director finds that the employer is no 20 longer engaging in any of the conduct listed in Section 21 15, the Director shall order the employer's name removed 22 from the list. The Director shall render a decision and 23 issue any appropriate order on the petition not later 24 than 15 days following the conclusion of the hearing. 25 Once an employer's name is removed from the list, the 26 restrictions imposed against the employer pursuant to Section 27 15 shall be removed. 28 Section 30. Appeals. Appeals of decisions of the 29 Director under this Act shall be taken in accordance with the 30 Administrative Review Law. 31 Section 35. Application of Act. This Act shall be 32 prospective in effect only, and shall have no retroactive -5- LRB9008383WHmg 1 application to any contract, agreement or investment entered 2 into or any action taken by the State, a unit of local 3 government, or a school district prior to the effective date 4 of this Act. 5 Section 905. The Labor Dispute Act is amended by 6 changing Section 1 as follows: 7 (820 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 2a) 8 Sec. 1. No restraining order or injunction shall be 9 granted by any court of this State in any case involving or 10 growing out of a dispute concerning terms or conditions of 11 employment, enjoining or restraining any person or persons, 12 either singly or in concert, from terminating any relation of 13 employment or from ceasing to perform any work or labor, or 14 from peaceably and without threats or intimidation 15 recommending, advising, or persuading others so to do; or 16 from peaceably and without threats or intimidation being upon 17 any public street, or thoroughfare or highway for the purpose 18 of obtaining or communicating information, or to peaceably 19 and without threats or intimidation persuade any person or 20 persons to work or to abstain from working, or to employ or 21 to peaceably and without threats or intimidation cease to 22 employ any party to a labor dispute, or to recommend, advise, 23 or persuade others so to do. The provisions of this Act shall 24 not apply to any injunction issued by a court pursuant to the 25 Advertisement for and Employment of Strike Workers Act. 26 (Source: P.A. 83-334.) 27 Section 910. The Advertisement for Strike Workers Act is 28 amended by changing the title of the Act and Section 0.01 and 29 adding Section 1.1 as follows: 30 (820 ILCS 25/Act title) -6- LRB9008383WHmg 1 An Act in relation toto require employers inadvertising 2 for and employment of employees during a strike or lockoutto3state in such advertising that such strike or lockout exists. 4 (820 ILCS 25/0.01) (from Ch. 48, par. 2b.9) 5 Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 6 Advertisement for and Employment of Strike Workers Act. 7 (Source: P.A. 86-1324.) 8 (820 ILCS 25/1.1 new) 9 Sec. 1.1. Employment of permanent replacements 10 prohibited. No employer covered by the Illinois Public Labor 11 Relations Act or the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act 12 shall employ permanent replacements for employees lawfully 13 striking under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act or the 14 Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. The circuit court 15 shall have authority to issue restraining orders or 16 injunctions for the purpose of enforcing this Section. Venue 17 for an action in the circuit court shall be in the county in 18 which the labor dispute arises.