820 ILCS 35/6
Current through Public Act 103-1052
Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the Department of Labor that a strike or lockout is seriously threatened in the State involving an employer and his employees , if he is employing not less than twenty-five persons, the Department shall communicate as soon as may be with such employer or employees , and endeavor by mediation to effect an amicable settlement, or persuade them to submit the matters in dispute to the Department.
820 ILCS 35/6