70 ILCS 3615/3B.13
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article III-B - Commuter Rail Division

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.13)Sec. 3B.13. Labor.(a) The provisions of this Section apply to collective  bargaining agreements (including extensions and amendments of existing  agreements) entered into on or after January 1, 1984. This Section does not  apply to collective bargaining agreements that are subject to the  provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as now or hereafter amended.(b) The Commuter Rail Board shall deal with and enter into written  contracts with their employees, through accredited representatives of such  employees authorized to act for such employees concerning wages, salaries,  hours, working conditions,  and pension or retirement provisions about which a collective bargaining  agreement has been entered prior to the effective date of this amendatory  Act of 1983.  Any such agreement of the Commuter Rail Board shall provide  that the agreement may be reopened if the amended budget submitted pursuant  to Section 2.18a of this Act is not approved by the Board of the Authority.  The agreement may not include a provision requiring the payment of wage  increases based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.  The Commuter Rail Board shall not have the authority to enter collective  bargaining agreements with respect to inherent management rights which include  such areas of discretion or policy as the functions of the employer, standards  of services, its overall budget, the organizational structure and selection  of new employees and direction of personnel.  Employers, however, shall  be required to bargain collectively with regard to policy matters directly  affecting wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment, as well as  the impact thereon, upon request by employee representatives.  To preserve  the rights of the Commuter Rail Board and exclusive representatives which  have established collective bargaining relationships or negotiated  collective bargaining agreements prior to the effective date of this  amendatory Act of 1983, the Commuter Rail Board shall be required to  bargain collectively with regard to any matter concerning wages, hours or  conditions of employment about which they have bargained prior to the  effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983.(c) The collective bargaining agreement may not include a prohibition  on the use of part-time operators on any service operated by the Commuter  Rail Board except where prohibited by federal law.(d) Within 30 days of the signing of any such collective bargaining  agreement, the Commuter Rail Board shall determine the costs of each  provision of the agreement, prepare an amended budget incorporating the  costs of the agreement, and present the amended budget to the Board of the  Authority for its approval under Section 4.11.  The Board may approve the  amended budget by an affirmative vote of 12   of its then Directors.  If the  budget is not approved by the Board of the Authority, the agreement may be  reopened and its terms may be renegotiated. Any amended budget which may be  prepared following renegotiation shall be presented to the Board of the  Authority for its approval in like manner.  (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)