Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act. Provides that the showing of interest in support of a petition filed for the purpose of selecting a labor organization as the representative of the employees in a bargaining unit may be evidenced by electronic communications, and such writing or communication may be evidenced by the electronic signature of the employees. Provides that the showing of interest shall be valid only if signed within 12 months prior to the filing of the petition. Provides that a secret ballot election held for the purpose of selecting a labor organization as the representative of the employees in a bargaining unit may be conducted electronically, using an electronic voting system, in addition to paper ballot voting systems. Provides that it shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer to promise, threaten, or take any action because of an employee's specified participation in a strike.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0596 [HB2521 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2021-08-30	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2021-06-03	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2021-04-15	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-02-17	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2021-05-13	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2021-04-16	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois HB2521 currently on file.