(820 ILCS 12/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/5)
Sec. 5. Policy. It is the policy of the State of Illinois that employers, employees, and their labor organizations are free to negotiate collectively. It is also the policy of the State of Illinois that employers, employees, and their labor organizations may freely negotiate union security agreements, including, but not limited to, those requiring dues to be paid to a labor organization as permitted under 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3). It is further the policy of the State of Illinois that no local government or political subdivision may create or enforce any local law, ordinance, regulation, rule, or the like that by design or application prohibits, restricts, tends to restrict, or regulates the use of union security agreements between a labor organization and an employer as permitted under 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3).
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Employer" includes any person acting as an agent of an employer, directly or indirectly, but does not include the United States or any wholly owned government corporation, or any Federal Reserve Bank, or any State or political subdivision thereof, or any person subject to the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq., as amended from time to time, or any labor organization (other than when acting as an employer), or anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent of such labor organization.
"Interested party" means a person with an interest in compliance with this Act.
"Labor organization" means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
"Local government" and "political subdivision" include, but are not limited to, any county, city, town, township, village, municipality or subdivision thereof, airport authority, cemetery district, State college or university, community college, conservation district, drainage district, electric agency, exposition and auditorium authority, fire protection district, flood prevention district, forest preserve district, home equity program, hospital district, housing authority, joint action water agency, mass transit district, mosquito abatement district, multi-township assessment district, museum district, natural gas agency, park district, planning agency, port district, public building commission, public health district, public library district, public water district, rescue squad district, river conservancy district, road and bridge district, road district, sanitary district, school district, soil and water conservation district, solid waste agency, special recreation association, street lighting district, surface water district, transportation authority, water authority, water commission, water reclamation district, water service district, municipal corporation, and any other district, agency, or political subdivision authorized to legislate or enact laws affecting its respective jurisdiction, notwithstanding such local government or political subdivision's authority to exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs granted to it by the Illinois Constitution, a law, or otherwise.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/15)
Sec. 15. Private sector union security agreements. Employers and labor organizations covered by the National Labor Relations Act may, anywhere within the entire State of Illinois, execute and apply agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment to the full extent authorized by the National Labor Relations Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/20)
Sec. 20. Authority to enact legislation affecting union security agreements.
(a) The authority to enact any legislation, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, or the like that by design or application prohibits, restricts, tends to restrict, or regulates in any
manner the use of union security agreements between an employer and labor organization as authorized under 29 U.S.C. 164(b) vests exclusively with the General Assembly.
(b) No local government or political subdivision is permitted to enact or enforce any local law, ordinance, rule, regulation, or the like that by design or application prohibits, restricts, tends to restrict, or regulates the use of union security agreements between an employer and labor organization as authorized under 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3).
(c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting the General Assembly from enacting legislation barring the execution or application of union security agreements as authorized under 29 U.S.C. 164(b).
(d) This Act is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/25)
Sec. 25. Private right of action. Any interested party aggrieved by a violation of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act by any local government or political subdivision as described in this Act may file suit in circuit court, in the county where the alleged violation occurred or where any person who is a party to the action resides. Actions may be brought by one or more persons for and on behalf of themselves and other persons similarly situated.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/30)
Sec. 30. Ordinances; laws; rules void. Any legislation, rule, law, ordinance, or otherwise that restricts or prohibits in any manner the use of union security agreements between an employer and labor organization as authorized under 29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3) is a violation of this Act and void.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/35)
Sec. 35. Severability. If any Section, sentence, clause, or part of this Act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Act. The General Assembly hereby declares that it would have passed this Act, and each Section, sentence, clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more Sections, sentences, clauses, or parts might be declared unconstitutional.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
(820 ILCS 12/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 101-3, eff. 4-12-19.)
Structure Illinois Compiled Statutes
820 ILCS 5/ - Labor Dispute Act.
820 ILCS 10/ - Collective Bargaining Successor Employer Act.
820 ILCS 12/ - Collective Bargaining Freedom Act.
820 ILCS 15/ - Employment Contract Act.
820 ILCS 17/ - Broadcast Industry Free Market Act.
820 ILCS 20/ - Artistic Contracts by Minors Act.
820 ILCS 25/ - Advertisement for Strike Workers Act.
820 ILCS 30/ - Employment of Strikebreakers Act.
820 ILCS 35/ - Employee Arbitration Act.
820 ILCS 40/ - Personnel Record Review Act.
820 ILCS 42/ - Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act.
820 ILCS 45/ - Health Insurance Claim Filing Act.
820 ILCS 46/ - Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act.
820 ILCS 55/ - Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act.
820 ILCS 60/ - Union Employee Health and Benefits Protection Act.
820 ILCS 61/ - Sexual Harassment Victim Representation Act.
820 ILCS 65/ - Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
820 ILCS 70/ - Employee Credit Privacy Act.
820 ILCS 75/ - Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act.
820 ILCS 80/ - Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act.
820 ILCS 90/ - Illinois Freedom to Work Act.
820 ILCS 92/ - Employee Misclassification Referral System Act.
820 ILCS 95/ - Lodging Services Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act.
820 ILCS 96/ - Workplace Transparency Act.
820 ILCS 97/ - Customized Employment for Individuals with Disabilities Act.
820 ILCS 105/ - Minimum Wage Law.
820 ILCS 110/ - Equal Wage Act.
820 ILCS 112/ - Equal Pay Act of 2003.
820 ILCS 115/ - Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act.
820 ILCS 120/ - Sales Representative Act.
820 ILCS 125/ - Wages of Women and Minors Act.
820 ILCS 130/ - Prevailing Wage Act.
820 ILCS 135/ - Burial Rights Act.
820 ILCS 140/ - One Day Rest In Seven Act.
820 ILCS 145/ - Eight Hour Work Day Act.
820 ILCS 147/ - School Visitation Rights Act.
820 ILCS 148/ - Civil Air Patrol Leave Act.
820 ILCS 149/ - Employee Blood Donation Leave Act.
820 ILCS 150/ - Employee Medical Contribution Act.
820 ILCS 151/ - Family Military Leave Act.
820 ILCS 154/ - Family Bereavement Leave Act.
820 ILCS 155/ - Employer as Lessee Bond Act.
820 ILCS 160/ - Employee Benefit Contribution Act.
820 ILCS 165/ - Personal Service Wage Refund Act.
820 ILCS 170/ - Earned Income Tax Credit Information Act.
820 ILCS 175/ - Day and Temporary Labor Services Act.
820 ILCS 180/ - Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act.
820 ILCS 182/ - Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act.
820 ILCS 185/ - Employee Classification Act.
820 ILCS 190/ - Illinois Fringe Benefit Portability and Continuity Act.
820 ILCS 191/ - Employee Sick Leave Act.
820 ILCS 205/ - Child Labor Law.
820 ILCS 210/ - Disclosure of Offenses Against Children Act.
820 ILCS 219/ - Occupational Safety and Health Act.
820 ILCS 227/ - OSHA Program Reorganization Act.
820 ILCS 230/ - Employee Washroom Act.
820 ILCS 235/ - Medical Examination of Employees Act.
820 ILCS 245/ - Work Under Compressed Air Act.
820 ILCS 250/ - Underground Sewer Employee Safety Act.
820 ILCS 255/ - Toxic Substances Disclosure to Employees Act.
820 ILCS 260/ - Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act.
820 ILCS 265/ - Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Projects Act.
820 ILCS 270/ - Aerial Exhibitors Safety Act.
820 ILCS 275/ - Workplace Violence Prevention Act.
820 ILCS 305/ - Workers' Compensation Act.
820 ILCS 310/ - Workers' Occupational Diseases Act.
820 ILCS 315/ - Line of Duty Compensation Act.
820 ILCS 320/ - Public Safety Employee Benefits Act.