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The battle between competing Illinois plumbers over a big contract turns violent and scary.

This seems to be pretty serious.

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There could be a strike on the horizon at the Belvidere assembly plant. According to the Associated Press, it appears that United Auto Workers union members have voted down a four-year contract deal with Fiat Chrysler: Members at large assembly plants in Ohio and Michigan rejected the pact in voting Tuesday...

Labor peace appears to be near for workers at the Belvidere Chrysler assembly plant. According to the Register Star, Fiat Chrysler has reached a tentative national agreement with the United Auto Workers union. There still is a three-step process remaining before the deal would go to ratification by the members...

Alex Degman -- Illinois Radio Network The governor's administration and the state's largest public employee union are still far apart on new contract details, but there won't be any strikes or lockouts come July 1. AFSCME Council 31 spokesman Anders Lindall says both sides have essentially agreed to a one month contract extension...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) — Teachers in Belvidere have returned to their classrooms without a contract. The Rockford Register Star reports the teachers union contract with the district board of education expired on Aug. 15 and a new deal hasn't been reached...