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Illinois Labor Relations Board

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Illinois Labor Relations Board
Agency overview
JurisdictionState of Illinois
HeadquartersSpringfield, Illinois
Agency executives
  • William E. Lowry Jr.
  • Lynne Sered

The Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB) is a State agency that administers the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, the Act that governs relations between Illinois public-sector departments, agencies and offices on the one hand, and public-sector employees on the other.[1]

Description

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The ILRB is internally divided into two panels. The State Panel handles not only employer-employee relations within the State of Illinois, but also employer-employee relations between most Illinois units of local government and their employees. The Local Panel handles employer-employee relations in which the employer is the city of Chicago or any of its agencies, or is the county (Cook County) that includes Chicago. Chicago and Cook County public-sector employer-employee issues are the responsibility of the separate Local Panel.[1]

As the State's public labor relations panel, the ILRB oversees efforts by workers to unionize, and to de-unionize, Illinois public-sector agencies and workplaces.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Illinois Labor Relations Board". illinois.gov. State of Illinois. 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Smith, Mailee (January 12, 2022). "Chicago-Area Firefighters Battle To Kick Out Union". illinoispolicy.org. Illinois Policy Institute. Retrieved January 12, 2022.