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*