Stahulak v. City of Chicago

The issue in this case is whether a union employee covered by a collective-bargaining agreement has standing to challenge an arbitration award in circuit court absent allegations that the union breached its duty of fair representation. The appellate court held that the employee had no such standing. It therefore reversed the circuit court’s judgment in favor of the employee and remanded with directions to dismiss the employee’s complaint. 291 Ill. App. 3d 824. We allowed the employee’s petition for leave to appeal (166 Ill. 2d R. 315) and now affirm.

The pertinent facts are these. The City of…