People Ex Rel. Johnson v. Doglio

In August, 1975, teaching employees of Kankakee School District No. Ill were engaged in a dispute with their employer, the Board of Education of the district. More than 50% of the employees petitioned the Director of Labor to conduct a hearing in regard to the dispute pursuant to “An Act in relation to the investigation and settlement of differences between employers and their employees” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 10, par. 20 et seq) (hereinafter cited as the Labor Controversies Act). On September 2,1975, a notice of a public hearing set for September 5,1975, was served by the Department of…