County of Du Page v. Illinois Labor Relations Board

State: Illinois

Docket No: 105395 Rel

Case Date: 12/18/2008

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE et al., Appellees, v. THE ILLINOIS LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al., Appellants. Opinion filed December 18, 2008.

CHIEF JUSTICE FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Kilbride and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Thomas concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion, joined by Justices Garman and Karmeier.

OPINION The Illinois Labor Relations Board, State Panel (the Board), and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Du Page County Sheriff's Police Chapter #126 (MAP or the Union) appeal from a judgment of the appellate court vacating the Board's certification of MAP as the exclusive bargaining representative for a unit of deputy sheriffs employed by the County of Du Page and the sheriff of Du Page County (collectively, the Employer) (375 Ill. App. 3d 765). At issue is the proper interpretation of section 9(a

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