RAUNER v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL 31

No. 15 C 1235.

BRUCE RAUNER, Governor of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, and MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL 31, AFL-CIO, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

May 19, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Governor Bruce Rauner, Governor of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff, represented by Dennis Murashko , Deputy Counsel, Philip S. Beck , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Mark S. Ouweleen , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Matthew Raymond Ford , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott Llp & Rebecca Taylor Horwitz , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott Llp.

Mark Janus, Plaintiff, represented by Dan K. Webb , Winston & Strawn LLP, Aaron Becket Solem , C/o National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation, Brook R. Long , Winston & Strawn LLP, Grace Anne Fox , Winston & Strawn Llp, Jacob Horst Huebert , Liberty Justice Center, Jeffrey M. Schwab , Liberty Justice Center, Joseph James Torres , Winston & Strawn LLP, Lawrence R. Desideri , Winston & Strawn LLP, Mark William Lenihan , Winston & Strawn Llp, Matthew Raymond Ford , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott Llp & William L Messenger , National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation.

Marie Quigley, Plaintiff, represented by Dan K. Webb , Winston & Strawn LLP, Aaron Becket Solem , C/o National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation, Brook R. Long , Winston & Strawn LLP, Grace Anne Fox , Winston & Strawn Llp, Jacob Horst Huebert , Liberty Justice Center, Jeffrey M. Schwab , Liberty Justice Center, Joseph James Torres , Winston & Strawn LLP, Lawrence R. Desideri , Winston & Strawn LLP, Mark William Lenihan , Winston & Strawn Llp, Matthew Raymond Ford , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott Llp & William L Messenger , National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation.

Brian Trygg, Plaintiff, represented by Dan K. Webb , Winston & Strawn LLP, Aaron Becket Solem , C/o National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation, Brook R. Long , Winston & Strawn LLP, Grace Anne Fox , Winston & Strawn Llp, Jeffrey M. Schwab , Liberty Justice Center, Joseph James Torres , Winston & Strawn LLP, Lawrence R. Desideri , Winston & Strawn LLP, Mark William Lenihan , Winston & Strawn Llp, Matthew Raymond Ford , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott Llp & William L Messenger , National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation.

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, AFL-CIO, Defendant, represented by Melissa J. Auerbach , Cornfield & Feldman & Stephen Anthony Yokich , Cornfield & Feldman.

Teamsters Downstate Illinois State Employee Negotiating Committee, Defendant, represented by Alaine S. Williams , Willig, Williams & Davidson, Amy L. Rosenberger , Willig, Williams & Davidson & Linda M. Martin , Willig, Williams & Davidson.

Teamsters Local 700, Affiliated With the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Cook County, Defendant, represented by Alaine S. Williams , Willig, Williams & Davidson, Amy L. Rosenberger , Willig, Williams & Davidson & Linda M. Martin , Willig, Williams & Davidson.

Local #330, General Chauffeurs, Sales Drivers and Helpers (Fox Valley) Including Teamsters Local 705, Defendant, represented by Alaine S. Williams , Willig, Williams & Davidson & Amy L. Rosenberger , Willig, Williams & Davidson.

Local & 330, General Chauffeurs, Sales Drivers and Helpers (Fox Valley) Including Teamsters Local 705, Defendant, represented by Emil Patrick Totonchi .

Local #330, General Chauffeurs, Sales Drivers and Helpers (Fox Valley) Including Teamsters Local 705, Defendant, represented by Linda M. Martin , Willig, Williams & Davidson.

General Teamsters, Professional & Technical Employees Local Union No. 916, Defendant, represented by Carl R Draper , FeldmanWasser.

International Union of Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers, Defendant, represented by Melissa J. Auerbach , Cornfield & Feldman & Stephen Anthony Yokich , Cornfield & Feldman.

Illinois State Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Defendant, represented by Margaret Ann Angelucci , Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba.

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, on behalf of Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters on behalf of Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council on behalf of St. Louis, Missouri District Council, Defendant, represented by Terrance Bryan McGann , Whitfield McGann & Ketterman, Gregory Nathan Freerksen , Whitfield McGann & Ketterman, Karen M Rioux , Whitfield McGann & Ketterman & Travis J. Ketterman , Whitfield McGann & Ketterman.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Defendant, represented by Victoria L. Bor , Sherman, Dunn, Cohen, Leifer & Yellig & Margaret Ann Angelucci , Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba.

Service Emplooyees International Union, Local 1, Fireman and Oilers Division, Defendant, represented by Robert E. Bloch , Dowd, Bloch & Bennett & Ronald M. Willis , Dowd, Bloch, Bennett & Cervone.

International Union of United Food and Commercial Workers, Defendant, represented by Jonathan D. Karmel , The Karmel Law Firm.

Laborers International Union of North America, Defendant, represented by Joseph V Healy , Law Offices of Joseph V. Healy.

International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, Defendant, represented by Joel Abbott D'Alba , Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba.

International Union of Operating Engineers, Defendant, represented by Brian Anthony Powers , International Union Of Operating Engineers, Martin Phillip Barr , Carmell Charone Widmer Moss & Barr & William A. Widmer, III , Carmell Charone Widmer Moss & Barr.

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Toomey , Arnold & Kadjan.

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of U.S.A. and Canada, Defendant, represented by Joseph Edward Mallon , Johnson & Krol, LLC, Francis Jude Martorana , O'donoghue & O'donoghue Llp & William P. Callinan , Johnson & Krol LLC.

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, & Transportation Workers (SMART), Defendant, represented by Joel Abbott D'Alba , Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba.

Illinois Nurses Association, Defendant, represented by Joshua M File , Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein, Johnson & Bareck & Stanley Eisenstein , Katz Friedman Eagle Eisenstein & Johnson.

Service Employees International Union, Local 73, Defendant, represented by Joel Abbott D'Alba , Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba & Daniel Zapata , Service Employees International Union, Local 73.

Local 2002 and the Southern and Central Illinois Laborers' District Council, Defendant, represented by Ellen Josephine Schanzle-haskins , Midwest Laborers International Union.

Illinois Federation of Public Employees, Local 4408, AFT/IFT, Defendant, represented by Melissa J. Auerbach , Cornfield & Feldman & Stephen Anthony Yokich , Cornfield & Feldman.

Illinois Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Local #919, Defendant, represented by Melissa J. Auerbach , Cornfield & Feldman & Stephen Anthony Yokich , Cornfield & Feldman.

Conservation Police Lodge, IL PBPA, Defendant, represented by Joel Abbott D'Alba , Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba.

IL Fraternal Order of Police - Labor Council, Defendant, represented by John Robert Roche, Jr. , Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council & Tamara Lynn Cummings , Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council.

Troopers Lodge No. 41, FOP, Defendant, represented by Joel Abbott D'Alba , Asher, Gittler, Greenfield, Cohen & D'Alba.

Service List,, represented by Bridget O'connor , Int'l Union Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of the State of Illinois,, Intervenor, represented by Gary Steven Caplan , Office of Illinois Attorney General, R. Douglas Rees , Office of the Illinois Attorney General & Richard Scott Huszagh , Office of the Attorney General.

People of the State of Illinois, Intervenor, represented by Gary Steven Caplan , Office of Illinois Attorney General, R. Douglas Rees , Office of the Illinois Attorney General & Richard Scott Huszagh , Office of the Attorney General.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiff Bruce Rauner, Governor of the State of Illinois (the "Governor"), has sued defendant American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, AFL-CIO, along with 24 other labor organizations representing state employees...

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