County of Cook v. Illinois Local Labor Relations Board

Petitioner County of Cook, Cermak Health Services, takes this direct appeal from a Local Labor Relations Board order entered in favor of respondent General Service Employees Union, Local 73, SEIU, AFL-CIO. The board directed petitioner to cease and desist from imposing new employment qualifications upon incumbent employees, unless it first offered to bargain with respondent over those qualifications. We have concluded, however, that Illinois Supreme Court Rule 303(a) (107 Ill. 2d R. 303(a)) governs direct review of board orders; therefore, since petitioner did not commence its appeal within…