The village of Barrington Hills committed unfair labor practices when it rescinded a previously announced raise for patrol officers because the group began unionizing, according to a state appeals court.
In a unanimous ruling, the First District Appellate Court of Illinois upheld the Labor Relations Board’s earlier order that the village reinstitute 2 percent raises retroactive to Jan. 1, 2010, plus interest, and provide the tuition reimbursement that had been revoked for the local union chapter president.
“We believed the village committed an unfair labor practice all along,” said Rick Tracy, a member of the Metropolitan Alliance of Police executive board. “We hope the village realizes that, too, and doesn’t appeal (to the Illinois Supreme Court).”
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Update: A copy of the court decision can be downloaded here.