Board of Trustees v. Cook County College Teachers Union

Plaintiff, Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508 (Board), filed a verified complaint to vacate an arbitration award which granted retroactive teacher promotions and for a declaratory judgment that the duty to make promotional decisions and fix their effective dates are not arbitrable matters. The Board moved for summary judgment, which was denied, and defendant, Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 (Union) moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, which was allowed. The principal issues raised on appeal are whether the arbitrator’s…