International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 193 v. City of Springfield

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-10-0905 Official Reports

Case Date: 07/13/2011

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Appellate Court

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 193 v. City of Springfield, 2011 IL App (4th) 100905

Appellate Court Caption

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 193, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellant.

District & No.

Fourth District Docket No. 4-10-0905 May 11, 2011 July 13, 2011 The trial court erred in entering summary judgment for plaintiff union on its petition to compel arbitration of a controversy arising from defendant city's failure to fulfill its promise to increase the salary of a union member who transferred to a nonunion position with the city as part of an oral agreement between the union and the city requiring the union member to end her pending lawsuit against the city, since the employee was no longer a part of the bargaining unit and section 8 of the Public Labor Relations Act did not require arbitration of the controversy.

Argued Filed Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, No. 10-MR-233; the Hon. Leo J. Zappa, Jr., Judge, presiding.

Judgment

Reversed.

Counsel on Appeal

Jenifer L. Johnson, Corporation Counsel, of Springfield (Frank Martinez and Angela Fyans-Jimenez (argued), Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellant. Michael W. O'Hara (argued), of Cavanagh & O'Hara, of Springfield, for appellee.

Panel

JUSTICE COOK delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Knecht and Justice Steigmann concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

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