Proviso Council of West Suburban Teachers Union v. Board of Education

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Proviso Council of West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571 (union) and union member John Spaulding (Spaulding) appeal the decision of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment to the defendant board of education, Proviso Township High Schools, District 209 (board). The plaintiffs’ complaint had alleged that the board breached a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the union by its decision to “honorably” dismiss Spaulding and retain another teacher with equal seniority, following the board’s…