Inconsistent judgments and forum shopping will be inevitable if we pronounce a rule whereby breach of the duty of fair representation claims can be maintained in the circuit courts, as well as before the Board. Furthermore, our already overburdened court system would face increased amounts of unnecessary litigation. 199 Ill. App. This language from the subject CBA leaves no doubt that all the parties contracted away their right to take their claims further than arbitration. The CBA clearly states that the arbitrator s decision is final and binding on the parties.
Plaintiffs are part of a bargaining unit that agreed to be bound by the arbitrator s decision.
We conclude that, in regard to each of the three subissues, defendants prevail in their contention that the trial court was without subject matter jurisdiction over the instant cause of action. As the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case, this court does not have jurisdiction to review its decision and must dismiss the appeal. 185 Ill. App.