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Chicago labor unions say a general strike is an option if there are threats to a free and fair election Tuesday

NOVEMBER 3, 2020 | by Hannah Leone | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

By Hannah Leone, includes “Chicago-area labor leaders are preparing to take nonviolent action, from a rally planned for Wednesday up to a general strike, in the event Tuesday’s presidential election does not go smoothly. Some of the city’s powerful labor groups stood outside the Thompson Center on Monday morning and declared the measures they’re willing to take to ensure every vote is counted and any transfer of power is peaceful.”

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