Chapter 115 — EDUCATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS

(115 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 1701) Sec. 1. Policy. It is the public policy of this State and the purpose of this Act to promote orderly and constructive relationships between all educational employees and their employers. Unresolved disputes between the educational employees…

(115 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 1710) Sec. 10. Duty to bargain. (a) An educational employer and the exclusive representative have the authority and the duty to bargain collectively as set forth in this Section. Collective bargaining is the performance of the mutual obligations…

(115 ILCS 5/10.5) (This Section was added by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 10.5. Duty to bargain regarding pension amendments. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, employers shall not be required to bargain over matters affected by the changes,…

(115 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 48, par. 1711) Sec. 11. Non-member fair share payments. When a collective bargaining agreement is entered into with an exclusive representative, it may include a provision requiring employees covered by the agreement who are not members of the organizati…

(115 ILCS 5/11.1) Sec. 11.1. Dues collection. (a) Employers shall make payroll deductions of employee organization dues, initiation fees, assessments, and other payments for an employee organization that is the exclusive representative. Such deductions shall be made in accordance…

(115 ILCS 5/11.2) Sec. 11.2. Defense to liability. (a) The General Assembly declares that educational employees who paid agency or fair share fees as a condition of employment in accordance with State laws and United States Supreme Court precedent prior to June 27, 2018 had no le…

(115 ILCS 5/12) (from Ch. 48, par. 1712) Sec. 12. Impasse procedures. (a) This subsection (a) applies only to collective bargaining between an educational employer that is not a public school district organized under Article 34 of the School Code and an exclusive representative o…

(115 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 48, par. 1713) Sec. 13. Strikes. (a) Notwithstanding the existence of any other provision in this Act or other law, educational employees employed in school districts organized under Article 34 of the School Code shall not engage in a strike at any time …

(115 ILCS 5/14) (from Ch. 48, par. 1714) Sec. 14. Unfair labor practices. (a) Educational employers, their agents or representatives are prohibited from: (1) Interfering, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed under this Act. (2) Dominating or …

(115 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 1715) Sec. 15. Unfair labor practice procedure. A charge of unfair labor practice may be filed with the Board by an employer, an individual or a labor organization. If the Board after investigation finds that the charge states an issue of law or…

(115 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 48, par. 1716) Sec. 16. Judicial review. (a) A charging party or any person aggrieved by a final order of the Board granting or denying in whole or in part the relief sought may apply for and obtain judicial review of an order of the Board entered under …

(115 ILCS 5/17) (from Ch. 48, par. 1717) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 17. Effect on other laws. Except as provided in Section 10.5, in case of any conflict between the provisions of this Act and any other law, e…

(115 ILCS 5/17.1) (from Ch. 48, par. 1717.1) Sec. 17.1. Precedents established by other labor boards. Unless contradicted by administrative precedent previously established by the Board, all final decisions in representation and unfair labor practice cases decided by the State or…

(115 ILCS 5/18) (from Ch. 48, par. 1718) Sec. 18. Meetings. The provisions of the Open Meetings Act shall not apply to collective bargaining negotiations, including negotiating team strategy sessions, and grievance arbitrations conducted pursuant to this Act. (Source: P.A. 100-76…

(115 ILCS 5/19) (from Ch. 48, par. 1719) Sec. 19. Sovereign Immunity. For purposes of this Act, the State of Illinois waives sovereign immunity. (Source: P.A. 83-1014.)

(115 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 48, par. 1702) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Educational employer" or "employer" means the governing body of a public school district, including the governing body of a charter school established under Article 27A of the School Code or of…

(115 ILCS 5/20) (from Ch. 48, par. 1720) Sec. 20. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act". (Source: P.A. 83-1014.)

(115 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 48, par. 1721) Sec. 21. Inapplicability of State Mandates Act. The General Assembly finds that this Act imposes additional duties on local educational employers which can be carried out by existing staff and procedures at no appreciable net cost increase…

(115 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 1703) Sec. 3. Employee rights; exclusive representative rights. (a) It shall be lawful for educational employees to organize, form, join, or assist in employee organizations or engage in lawful concerted activities for the purpose of collective b…

(115 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 48, par. 1704) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 4. Employer rights. Employers shall not be required to bargain over matters of inherent managerial policy, which shall include such areas of d…

(115 ILCS 5/4.10) Sec. 4.10. Length of work as subject of collective bargaining. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or other law to the contrary, with respect to a school district organized under Article 34 of the School Code only, collective bargaining between a…

(115 ILCS 5/4.5) Sec. 4.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-8, eff. 6-13-11. Repealed by P.A. 101-664, eff. 4-2-21.)

(115 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 48, par. 1705) Sec. 5. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. (a-5) Until July 1, 2003 or when all of the new members to be initially appointed under Public Act 93-509 have b…

(115 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 1706) Sec. 6. Illinois Educational Labor Mediation Roster. The Board shall establish an Illinois Educational Labor Mediation Roster, the services of which are available to the educational employer and to labor organizations for purposes of arbitr…

(115 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 48, par. 1707) Sec. 7. Recognition of exclusive bargaining representatives - unit determination. The Board is empowered to administer the recognition of bargaining representatives of employees of public school districts, including employees of districts w…

(115 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 48, par. 1708) Sec. 8. Election - certification. Elections shall be by secret ballot, and conducted in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. A secret ballot election may be conducted electroni…

(115 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 48, par. 1709) Sec. 9. Board Rules. The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the appropriateness of bargaining units, representation elections, employee petitions for recognition and procedures for voluntary recognition of employee organ…