Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

Re: Recourse for a Labor Strike

Not according to any law I am aware of

Re: Recourse for a Labor Strike

Your question so interested me -- I practice in the civil rights field (as well as other areas of litigation) -- that I performed some preliminary research on the question.

While my research is by no means exhaustive, there does exist authority in Illinois that says that teacher strikes are unlawful.

Theoretically, a suit could be brought against the board & union, seeking injunctive relief. On a more practical level, some parent or groups of parents would have to fund the lawsuit. While it would conceivably be over quickly -- the question would be effectively resolved, one way or the other, upon a motion for a preliminary injunction or even a TRO (temporary restraining order), it would still take a certain level of funding to complete research, draft complaint, draft preliminary injunctive papers, file suit & serve defendants, etc.

If interested, I'd be happy to talk to you about it.

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