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Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886. The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized ...
A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway rest area exit early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some ...
Authorities have identified the five people killed in a fiery collision between a school bus and semitruck on a highway in rural Illinois, including a young brother and sister, another 3-year-old ...
Pullman Strike - Began on May 11, 1894, after workers for the Pullman Company began strike after a reduction in wages. The strike spread nationwide and shut down most railroad traffic west of Detroit. The strike lasted several months and 30 strikers were killed in various riots and clashes with government forces. 30 57
Illinois: A 21-year-old man was arrested for hitting protesters with a motorcycle, injuring two. He was charged with assault and committing a hate crime. [24] May 31, 2020: Boston: Massachusetts: An SUV was driven into a group of protesters in downtown Boston. The incident was recorded by news agencies that were covering the protest. [25] May ...
The most recent contract between the state of Illinois and the Teamsters expired on July 1, 2023. Illinois Department of Transportation workers authorize strike amid contract dispute Skip to main ...
In an attempt to hinder the movements of the rioters, bus and train services were suspended, several drawbridges were raised, and freeways were shut down. Two people were shot during the rioting, a bystander and a private security guard from the Loop , the latter of whom was hospitalized in critical condition, and over 100 people were arrested ...