International Association of Firefighters Local 23 v. City of East St. Louis

Appellant, City of East St. Louis (hereinafter City), appeals from an order denying its motion to dissolve a preliminary injunction entered against it by the circuit court of St. Clair County. Appellee, the International Association of Firefighters, Local No. 23 (hereinafter Union), which represents employees of the City of East St. Louis fire department, had obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting the City from laying off 30 firefighters. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the trial court’s denial of City’s motion to dissolve the injunction.

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