Mt. Vernon Education Ass'n v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board

In September 1992, Mt. Vernon School District No. 80 (District) filed an unfair labor practice charge with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (Board) against Mt. Vernon Education Association, IEA-NEA (Association), charging the Association with refusing to bargain in good faith over a mandatory subject of bargaining, a "zipper” clause, in violation of section 14(b)(3) of the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (Act) (115 ILCS 5/14(b)(3) (West 1992)). In October 1992, the Association filed an unfair labor practice charge against the District alleging the District insisted to…