County of Peoria v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board

The petitioners-appellants, County of Peoria (County) and sheriff of Peoria County (together referred to herein as Employers), appeal from an order of the Illinois State Labor Relations Board (Board) denying their petition to exclude court security officers from the security personnel bargaining unit. The question before this court is: Was the Board’s decision denying exclusion of court security officers from the security personnel bargaining unit clearly erroneous when: (1) it concluded that the creation of the classification did not effect a substantial change in bargaining rights requiring…