Illinois · Through at least Public Act 104-790

820 ILCS 14/6: Unfair work practices.

(a) It is an unfair work practice for a TNC to:
(1) Fail or refuse to provide the Board or a TND organization with an accurate list of the names, trips made, and contact information for TNDs, as required by this Act.
(2) Fail or refuse to submit the list to the Board required by Section 9.
(3) Fail or refuse to negotiate in good faith with a TND organization certified as an exclusive bargaining representative of TNDs engaged with the TNC, concerning mandatory subjects of bargaining.
(4) Fail or refuse to provide a TND organization, certified as an exclusive bargaining representative of TNDs engaged with the TNC, with information requested by the TND organization that is relevant to, and necessary for, purposes of bargaining and the performance of its other duties required by this Act.
(5) Fail or refuse to continue all the terms of a sectoral agreement approved by the Department under this Act until a new sectoral agreement is approved, unless in accordance with a recognized exception under the law.
(6) Dominate or interfere with the formation, existence, or administration of any TND organization, or to contribute financial or other support to any such organization, directly or indirectly, unless required by this Act, by any rules implementing this Act, or by any sectoral agreement approved by the Department, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) by participating or assisting in, supervising, or controlling (A) the initiation or creation of any such organization or (B) the meetings, management, operation, elections, formulation or amendment of constitution, rules, or policies, of any such organization;
(ii) by offering incentives to TNDs to join any such organization; or
(iii) by donating free services, equipment, materials, office or meeting space or anything else of value for the use of any such organization; provided that a TNC may permit TNDs to perform representational work protected under this Act during working hours without loss of time or pay or allow agents of a TND organization that is the exclusive representative of its TNDs to meet with TNDs on its premises or communicate with TNDs via the TNC's platform; and provided further that any activity permitted to be performed or conducted by a TNC with respect to a TND by paragraphs (1) through (6) of the definition of "company union" in Section 3 shall not be deemed an unfair work practice under this paragraph.
(7) Require a TND to join any company union or TND organization or to require a TND to refrain from forming, or joining or assisting a TND organization of the TND's choosing.
(8) Encourage membership in any company union or discourage membership in any TND organization, by discrimination in regard to any term or condition of work.
(9) Deactivate or otherwise discriminate against a TND because the TND has signed or filed any charge, affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any information or testimony under this Act.
(10) Distribute or circulate any blacklist of individuals exercising any right created or confirmed by this Act or of members of a TND organization, or to inform any person of the exercise by any individual of the right or of the membership of any individual in a TND organization for the purpose of preventing individuals so blacklisted or so named from obtaining or retaining opportunities for remuneration.
(11) Perform any acts, other than those already enumerated in this Section, which interfere with, restrain, or coerce TNDs in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this Act.
(b) It is an unfair work practice for a TND organization to:
(1) Fail or refuse to negotiate in good faith with a TNC concerning mandatory subjects of bargaining, provided that the TND organization is the certified exclusive bargaining representative of the TNC's transportation network drivers, including by refusing to provide information requested by a TNC that is relevant and necessary for the purposes of bargaining and the performance of its other duties required by this Act.
(2) Restrain or coerce TNDs in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this Act, provided that this paragraph shall not impair the right of a TND organization to prescribe its own rules with respect to the acquisition or retention of membership in the organization.
(3) Fail or refuse to fulfill its duty of fair representation by intentional misconduct in representing TNDs where it is the certified exclusive bargaining representative.
(4) Restrain or coerce a TNC in the selection of its representatives for the purpose of bargaining or the adjustment of grievances.
(5) Cause or attempt to cause a TNC to discriminate against a TND in violation of paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of this Section.
(c) For the purposes of this Section, "to negotiate in good faith" means the performance of the mutual obligation of the transportation network companies or their agents or representatives and the exclusive bargaining representative to meet at reasonable times and negotiate in good faith with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining, or the negotiation of a sectoral agreement under Section 12, or any question arising thereunder, and to execute a written contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either party. However, this mutual obligation does not compel the transportation network companies or the exclusive bargaining representative to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession.

Where this section sits in the code

CHAPTER 820 EMPLOYMENT
Transportation Network Driver Labor Relations Act.

(a) It is an unfair work practice for a TNC to:

(1) Fail or refuse to provide the Board or a TND organization with an accurate list of the names, trips made, and contact information for TNDs, as required by this Act.

(2) Fail or refuse to submit the list to the Board required by Section 9.

(3) Fail or refuse to negotiate in good faith with a TND organization certified as an exclusive bargaining representative of TNDs engaged with the TNC, concerning mandatory subjects of bargaining.

(4) Fail or refuse to provide a TND organization, certified as an exclusive bargaining representative of TNDs engaged with the TNC, with information requested by the TND organization that is relevant to, and necessary for, purposes of bargaining and the performance of its other duties required by this Act.

(5) Fail or refuse to continue all the terms of a sectoral agreement approved by the Department under this Act until a new sectoral agreement is approved, unless in accordance with a recognized exception under the law.

(6) Dominate or interfere with the formation, existence, or administration of any TND organization, or to contribute financial or other support to any such organization, directly or indirectly, unless required by this Act, by any rules implementing this Act, or by any sectoral agreement approved by the Department, including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) by participating or assisting in, supervising, or controlling (A) the initiation or creation of any such organization or (B) the meetings, management, operation, elections, formulation or amendment of constitution, rules, or policies, of any such organization;

(ii) by offering incentives to TNDs to join any such organization; or

(iii) by donating free services, equipment, materials, office or meeting space or anything else of value for the use of any such organization; provided that a TNC may permit TNDs to perform representational work protected under this Act during working hours without loss of time or pay or allow agents of a TND organization that is the exclusive representative of its TNDs to meet with TNDs on its premises or communicate with TNDs via the TNC's platform; and provided further that any activity permitted to be performed or conducted by a TNC with respect to a TND by paragraphs (1) through (6) of the definition of "company union" in Section 3 shall not be deemed an unfair work practice under this paragraph.

(7) Require a TND to join any company union or TND organization or to require a TND to refrain from forming, or joining or assisting a TND organization of the TND's choosing.

(8) Encourage membership in any company union or discourage membership in any TND organization, by discrimination in regard to any term or condition of work.

(9) Deactivate or otherwise discriminate against a TND because the TND has signed or filed any charge, affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any information or testimony under this Act.

(10) Distribute or circulate any blacklist of individuals exercising any right created or confirmed by this Act or of members of a TND organization, or to inform any person of the exercise by any individual of the right or of the membership of any individual in a TND organization for the purpose of preventing individuals so blacklisted or so named from obtaining or retaining opportunities for remuneration.

(11) Perform any acts, other than those already enumerated in this Section, which interfere with, restrain, or coerce TNDs in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this Act.

(b) It is an unfair work practice for a TND organization to:

(1) Fail or refuse to negotiate in good faith with a TNC concerning mandatory subjects of bargaining, provided that the TND organization is the certified exclusive bargaining representative of the TNC's transportation network drivers, including by refusing to provide information requested by a TNC that is relevant and necessary for the purposes of bargaining and the performance of its other duties required by this Act.

(2) Restrain or coerce TNDs in the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this Act, provided that this paragraph shall not impair the right of a TND organization to prescribe its own rules with respect to the acquisition or retention of membership in the organization.

(3) Fail or refuse to fulfill its duty of fair representation by intentional misconduct in representing TNDs where it is the certified exclusive bargaining representative.

(4) Restrain or coerce a TNC in the selection of its representatives for the purpose of bargaining or the adjustment of grievances.

(5) Cause or attempt to cause a TNC to discriminate against a TND in violation of paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of this Section.

(c) For the purposes of this Section, "to negotiate in good faith" means the performance of the mutual obligation of the transportation network companies or their agents or representatives and the exclusive bargaining representative to meet at reasonable times and negotiate in good faith with respect to mandatory subjects of bargaining, or the negotiation of a sectoral agreement under Section 12, or any question arising thereunder, and to execute a written contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either party. However, this mutual obligation does not compel the transportation network companies or the exclusive bargaining representative to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession.

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