70 ILCS 3615/2.18
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article II - Powers

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.18)Sec. 2.18.     Labor Contracts.(a) The Authority shall deal with and enter into written contracts with  employees of the Authority, through accredited representatives of such  employees authorized to act for such employees concerning wages, salaries,  hours, working conditions, and pension or retirement provisions. Nothing in  this Act shall be construed, however, to permit hours of labor in excess of  those prohibited by law or to permit working conditions prohibited by law.(b) Whenever the Authority acquires the public transportation facilities  of a transportation agency, either in proceeding by eminent domain or  otherwise, and operates such facilities, all employees actively engaged in  the operation thereof shall be transferred to and appointed as employees of  the Authority, subject to all the rights and benefits of Sections 2.15  through 2.19, and the Authority shall assume and observe all applicable  labor contracts and pension obligations. These employees shall be given  seniority credit and sick leave, vacation, insurance, and pension credits  in accordance with the records or labor agreements from the acquired  transportation system. Members and beneficiaries of any pension or  retirement system or other benefits established by the acquired  transportation system shall continue to have rights, privileges, benefits,  obligations and status with respect to such established system. The  Authority shall assume the obligations of any transportation system  acquired by it with regard to wages, salaries, hours, working conditions,  sick leave, health and welfare and pension or retirement provisions for  these employees. The Authority and the employees, through their  representatives for collective bargaining purposes, shall take whatever  action may be necessary to have pension trust funds presently under the  joint control of such Transportation Agency and the participating employees  through their representatives transferred to the trust funds to be  established, maintained, and administered jointly by the Authority and the  participating employees through their representatives.(c) Whenever the Authority shall take any of the actions specified in  Section 2.16 (c), it shall do so only after meeting the requirements of  Section 2.16, and in addition, whenever the Authority shall acquire and  operate the public transportation facilities of a transportation agency  engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad, it shall do so only  in such manner as to insure the continued applicability to the railroad  employees affected thereby of the provisions of all federal statutes then  applicable to them and a continuation of their existing collective  bargaining agreements until the provisions of said agreements can be  re-negotiated by representatives of the Authority and the representatives  of said employees duly designated as such pursuant to the terms and  provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.);  provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall prevent the  abandonment of such facilities, or the discontinuance of such operations  pursuant to applicable law, or the substitution of other operations or  facilities for such operations or facilities, whether by merger,  consolidation, coordination or otherwise. In the event new or supplemental  operations or facilities are substituted therefor, the provisions of  Section 2.19 shall be applicable, and all questions concerning the  selection of forces to perform the work of such new or supplemental  facilities or operations, and whether the Authority shall be required to  insure the continued applicability of the federal statutes applicable to  such employees shall be negotiated and, if necessary, arbitrated, in  accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection 2.19 (a).    (Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-5.)