City of Tuscola v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-99-0776

Case Date: 06/30/2000

30 June 2000

NO. 4-99-0776

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE CITY OF TUSCOLA,
   Petitioner,
   v.
THE ILLINOIS STATE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD and THE POLICEMEN'S BENEVOLENTLABOR COMMITTEE,
   Respondents.

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Administrative Review
of The Illinois State
Labor Relations Board
No. SRC9964

JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 1999, the Illinois State Labor Relations Board(Public Labor Board) granted a representation and certificationpetition filed by the Policemen's Benevolent Labor Committee(Union), seeking to represent a bargaining unit of all full-timeand part-time police officers of the City of Tuscola (City). City of Tuscola, 15 Pub. Employee Rep. (Ill.) par. 2034, No. S-RC-99-64 (Illinois State Labor Relations Board, June 29, 1999).The City petitions for administrative review, arguing that thePublic Labor Board does not have jurisdiction over the City. Weagree and reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

In January 1999, the Union filed its representation andcertification petition with the Public Labor Board, pursuant tothe Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (Public Labor Act) (5ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 1998)) and its rules and regulations (80Ill. Adm. Code