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A nearly two-years-in-the-making labor dispute between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration and the largest state worker union is set to come to a head Tuesday when the Illinois Labor Relations Board meets to weigh in on the issue.

All year, the prospect of a possible state worker strike has loomed over Illinois government, and Tuesday’s hearing could clear the way for that to happen.

After months of fighting over a new contract to replace the one that expired in the summer of 2015, Rauner’s administration in January asked the State Labor Relations Board to determine whether the two sides had reached what’s known as impasse, a technical stage in negotiations that allows the governor to try to impose the terms of his contract offer, leaving the union to decide whether to accept the terms or go on strike.

The union, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, countered that impasse had not been reached and filed its own complaint alleging that the Rauner administration was not bargaining in good faith.

The two appeals to the board were lumped into what’s now referred to as the “impasse case.” The situation is unprecedented — governors have had contentious contract negotiations with AFSCME in the past, but never to the point of asking the labor board whether or not impasse had been reached.

For months, an administrative law judge at the labor board took testimony and collected paperwork on the case, ultimately producing a 400-page decision that left the situation even murkier. The judge found that the parties were at impasse on some issues, but not on others. She recommended that the administration be allowed to impose its final offer on the impasse issues and return to the negotiating table on the others.

Both sides objected to the decision.

Now it’s up to the labor board, whose members are appointed by the governor, to deliver the final word. Tuesday’s hearing in Chicago will feature a presentation from the labor board’s executive director followed by an expected oral ruling from the panel of appointees. The board can decide to uphold the administrative law judge’s recommendations, or it can issue a different decision. (Kim Geiger)

What's on tap

*Mayor Rahm Emanuel's schedule was not available.

*Gov. Bruce Rauner will meet with the legislative leaders at the Capitol.

*The General Assembly meets for the first day of fall session. The Senate could take up a Rauner veto on Tuesday of a measure aimed at making voter registration automatic in Illinois. The legislation received strong bipartisan support, and Democrats view Tuesday’s planned override as a test of Rauner’s strength and whether he will be able to make the veto stick despite previous support from Republicans.

*The Cook County Board meets to vote on Board President Toni Preckwinkle's 2017 budget. The heavy lifting was done last week with Preckwinkle breaking the tie to approve her penny-an-ounce soda pop tax.

What we're writing

*Immigration issue provides Emanuel with chance to stand up to Donald Trump.

*Rauner, Speaker Michael Madigan to meet postelection after days of posturing.

*CPS delays bond sale after credit rating dinged.

*Two with links to CPS principal training bribery scandal give speech to City Club on importance of principal training.

From the notebook

*Steve Bannon pick draws fire from Chicago-area Democrats: Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley, of Chicago, and Rep.-elect Brad Schneider, of Deerfield, on Monday ripped President-elect Donald Trump for giving a top White House job to Steve Bannon, the onetime head of Breitbart News, a hard-right news and opinion website.

“In the aftermath of such a long, tumultuous campaign, it is the responsibility of President-elect Trump to foster a sense of unity that brings Americans together instead of pulling us further apart. However, Trump’s decision to name Steve Bannon his chief strategist sends a very different message to the American people. This disturbing choice demonstrates that the next commander in chief remains unwilling to abandon the hateful and divisive vision that he laid out during his campaign,” Quigley said.

“I strongly condemn the appointment of a white nationalist to the position of chief strategist in the next White House administration, and I will continue my efforts in Congress to defend equality and opportunity for all — regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation."

Schneider, who soon once again will represent the North Shore's 10th Congressional District, which has a large Jewish population, said in a statement that Bannon was a leader of the ‘alt-right’ movement with "a history of promoting racism and anti-Semitism."