American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Council 31 v. County of Cook

Appellants, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, AFL-CIO (AFSCME), and the Illinois Local Labor Relations Board (the Board), appeal the decision of the appellate court that appellee, the County of Cook, was not required to bargain over the application of a civil service testing requirement to post-probationary employees who were hired before the establishment of the requirement. (204 Ill. App. 3d 370.) We reverse.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On August 5, 1985, the county and AFSCME entered into a collective-bargaining agreement effective from December 1, 1984, to…