Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-68-050 to require contracts for storage of City data to include labor peace agreement prohibiting labor organization members from engaging in work stoppages

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• Record number: O2025-0018577
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: In Committee (Referred)
• Sponsor: Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
• Submitted Date: Jul 10, 2025
• Introduction Date: Jul 16, 2025
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Impact report

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City contracts for storing City data would have to require the contractor to keep a labor peace agreement with unions for workers who run and maintain critical data center systems, which bars work stoppages and boycotts during the contract.

Who it affects

• Data center workers who operate and maintain critical systems: Unions representing or trying to represent these workers would be covered by a labor peace agreement that bars strikes, boycotts, or other actions that could interfere with the contract.
• Labor unions: Unions representing or seeking to represent these workers would enter into agreements that include a way to resolve disputes and prohibit work stoppages for the length of the contract.
• Companies bidding on City data storage contracts: Contractors would have to sign and keep a labor peace agreement for the full contract as a condition of the contract.
• City Chief Information Officer and Chief Procurement Officer: These officials could make rules to run and enforce the section, and the Chief Information Officer could define "data center" and "critical system or equipment."

What changes

• New City data storage contracts must require a labor peace agreement with unions for certain data center workers.
• Covered workers include those handling climate control, pumps, fire life safety equipment, backup generators, building automation controls, and water treatment systems.
• The agreement must prohibit work stoppages, boycotts, or other activity that could hinder the contract, and include a dispute resolution process.
• The agreement must stay in place for the whole length of the contract.
• City officials may write rules defining "data center" and "critical system or equipment."

Money

• Qualified bidders get an earned credit of 2% of the contract base bid for storing all City data in Illinois outside Chicago city limits (existing rule).
• Qualified bidders get an earned credit of 4% of the contract base bid for storing all City data inside Chicago city limits, other than at a City-owned data center (existing rule).

Where: 36th Ward; City of Chicago; State of Illinois

Timeline

• Jul 16, 2025: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.

Documents

• Data Centers LPAs Ordinance.pdf (Legislation)

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