County of Cook v. Licensed Practical Nurses Ass'n

Petitioner County of Cook, d/b/a Cermak Health Services (County), appeals the administrative decision of respondent Illinois Local Labor Relations Board (Board) that found the County had violated the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (Act) (5 ILCS 315/1 et seq. (West 1992)) by (1) unilaterally implementing post-employment drug testing without collective bargaining and (2) failing to sign the 1990-93 collective bargaining agreement until seven months after the parties had come to agreement. For all the reasons that follow, we affirm the Board’s decision.

On March 26, 1992, respondent Licensed…