Illinois Statutes Chapter 820. Employment § 35/6. Duty in case of threatened strike

§ 6. 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.