R2002-95 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT

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, • r . l � -2- Oreater Peoria Mass Transft Distrfct In connection with a previous grant application, the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) executed an agreement dated October 8, 1973, which provided to the employees represented by the union protections satisfying the requirements of 49 U.S.C. , Section 5333 (b) . Since July 1, 1986, the Department of Labor has declined to apply the Paragraph (9) interest arbitration provision of the parties' October 8, 1973 protective agreement, either in conjunction with that agreement or as the addendum to the July 23, 19'IS National Agreerlent for operating assistance. The Department has instead supplemented the agreements with the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (PLRA) , 5 111 . Comp. Stat. 315/17 (Formerly, Ch. 48; Paragraph 1601 et. seq. ) . In the event that dispute resolution procedures in the �- parties' current collective bargaining agreement are determined � not to be applicable to any interest dispute, the procedures in the state law meet the requirements of the Federal Transit Statute. � The ATU continues to object to the Department's previous determinations which did not apply the interest arbitration provision of the parties' October 8, 1973 Agreement. With respect to the inclusion of the interest arbitration provision of the parties' protective agreement, interest arbitration is not required under 49 U.S.C. , Section 5333 (b) . Further, appropriate alternative procedures are available under the Illinois PLR.A in the absence of the parties' agreement to utilize paragraph (9) of their October 8, 1973 protective agreement. As the parties are no doubt aware, Section 5333 (b) (2) (A) rights, privileges and benefits are preserved under paragraph (2) of the October 8, 1973 protective agreement. In the event that dispute resolution procedures in the parties ' current collective bargaining agreement are determined not to be applicable to any dispute, the procedures in the state law meet the requirements of the 49 U.S.C. , Section 5333 (b) .