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Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Atlanta. — AP Photo/Danny Karnik

September 19, 2022

Rail strike averted… for now

Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike.

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A BNSF rail terminal worker monitors the departure of a freight train, on June 15, 2021, in Galesburg, Ill. The special board appointed by President Joe Biden to intervene in the stalled railroad contract talks submitted its recommendations to the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, on how to settle the deal that covers 115,000 rail workers and avert a strike, but the details of what those arbitrators suggested weren't immediately available. — AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar, File

August 17, 2022

Is a railway strike on the horizon?

Galesburg, IL recently hosted a rally for railroad workers threatening to strike if new labor demands are not met.

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October 18, 2021

John Deere employees on strike

John Deere workers are striking at all 14 of their manufacturing plants across the country, four of which are in Illinois — including their headquarters in Moline. This follows the trend of many labor strikes across the country.

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Decatur Public Schools

October 31, 2019

Decatur Teaching Assistants Union Suspends Strike, Without A Contract

Teaching assistants and other aides at the Decatur school district are suspending their strike and returning to work Friday morning.

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Roughly 200 teachers, as well as children and union supporters rallied outside the Champaign Unit 4 administration building on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. — Lee V. Gaines/Illinois Public Media

November 16, 2018

Champaign Teachers Union Moves Closer To Strike

The Champaign Federation of Teachers filed a 10-day intent to strike notice Thursday, according to the union’s president, Jennifer White. The earliest teachers could strike would be the Monday after Thanksgiving.