Chicago Transit Authority. v. Illinois Labor Relations Board

We revisit this case following remand, and again we are asked to determine whether the parties engaged in an unfair labor practice by failing to bargain in good faith as required by the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (Act) (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 2000)). Petitioner Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) appeals the Illinois Labor Relations Board’s (Board) decision finding that the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241’s (Union) actions of arranging a strike authorization vote during the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement with the CTA did not amount to an unfair labor practice…