The Labor Battles are a violent disagreement between the various worker Unions and their employers and the Citizen's Committee.

A deep slump in 1921 led to wage cuts, and unions refused to accept them, and employers locked them out. Chicago business leaders formed a so-called Citizen's Committee of armed vigilantes and strikebreakers and a vicious era of conflict has followed.

The conflict is currently ongoing, though there is hope of a resolution as the economy appears to be heading in the right direction*