American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board

The principal question in this case is whether an alleged refusal on the part of a public employer to engage in good-faith collective bargaining with a union which is the exclusive bargaining representative of a group of its employees is a defense to a decertification petition filed with respect to that union which, if proved, would render the petition untimely. Additional questions are whether a union’s failure to serve an employer with a statement setting forth its position with respect to a decertification petition resulted in waiver of the union’s right to a hearing on the petition and…