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2. List of historical sites related to the Illinois labor movement

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   The mural depicts local labor history, including the Chicago & Alton Railroad shops and the 1922 Shops workers' strike; a 1917 visit by Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in supporting of striking streetcar workers; a 1937 strike at the Beich Candy Company and the 1978 Normal Fire Fighters' strike. The mural was painted by Kari Sandhaas from 1984 to 1986.

3. Chicago Federation of Labor - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) is an umbrella organization for unions in Chicago, Illinois, US. It is a subordinate body of the AFL–CIO , and as of 2011 has about 320 affiliated member unions representing half a million union members in Cook County.

4. May Day riots of 1894 - Wikipedia

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   May Day, or International Workers' Day was a day for remembering the workers who died during the Haymarket affair of 1886. [3] During a General Strike in Chicago, Illinois, an unknown person threw a bomb into the crowd, prompting police to fire into the crowd, killing civilians and police alike.

5. Illinois Department of Employment Security - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that administers state unemployment benefits, runs the employment service and Illinois Job Bank, and publishes labor market information. [3] As of 12 January 2015, Jeffrey D. Mays was the Director of Employment Security. [4]

6. Center for Labor and Community Research - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Federation of Labor and Center for Labor and Community Research (2001). Creating a Manufacturing Career Path System in Cook County. Center for Labor & Community Research (2003). The State of Illinois Manufacturing.

7. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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   National Trades' Union formed in New York when the New York General Trades' Union solicited labor organizations from around the country to send delegates to a national convention. [8] This union was the first attempt to create a national labor federation. [6] 1834 (United States) Lowell, Massachusetts Mill Women's Strike. [6] 1834 (United States)