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| Name | Street Address | City | State | Historical Notes | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Factory Worker Sculptures | Chicago Museum of Science & Industry | Chicago | IL | Statues were discovered in the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry storage rooms. The 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition exhibited six statues. | The six statues were originally part of the General Motors Corporation exhibit at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Three of the statues are restored, the other three are in restoration process. |
| American Federation of Teachers Office | 3 S. Wabash St. | Chicago | IL | This is the first office of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). | Nominated for a national historic landmark in the National Park Service Labor Theme Study. |
| Bilyeu, George Franklin, Monument | Virden | IL | Erected in memory of George Franklin Bilyeu who was killed in 1898 in Virden, IL, during a UMWA organizing drive. | ||
| Bloomington Workers' Memorial | White Oak Park | Bloomington | IL | Pavilion and park honors the more than 100 local workers who have died on the job. | |
| Cherry Mine Disaster Monument | Cherry Town Cemetery | Cherry | IL | On Nov. 13, 1909, 259 miners died in the underground Cherry Mine fire. As a result of the disaster, the state established stricter safety regulations and in 1911, the basis for the Illinois Workers Compensation Act was passed. | Erected by the United Mine Workers of America, District No. 12. |
| Cigar Makers Union Monument | Forest Home Cemetery (Waldheim); Desplaines Ave. | Forest Park | IL | Honors the surrounding graves of Chicago cigar makers. | see: Strasser, Adolph, Gravesite |
| Coal Miner, The | northeast grounds of the state capitol | Springfield | IL | The statue commemorates the more than 9,000 Illinois coal miners who have lost their lives in mine accidents over the past 130 years prior to 1964. | |
| Diamond Mine Disaster Marker | Grundy-Will county line | Braidwood | IL | Diamond mine disaster of 1883 was due to the mine being on a marshy tract of land with no natural drainage. Mid-day Feb. 16, 1883 the snow began to melt and forced a collapse on the east side of the mine. Men and boys scrambled to escape. | Water surged into the main passage and sealed the ventilation doors making escape impossible. Workers from other mines tried to remove the dead bodies, but in the end, 46 bodies remain entombed in the mine. |
| Flag Pole Memorial to Wartime Workers | Bloomington's White Oak Park | Bloomington | IL | First erected as a wartime unity symbol by Chicago & Alten Railroad shop workers. Re-dedicated on April 28, 1993 as a memorial to wartime workers and veterans. | |
| Haley, Margaret A., Plaque | Chicago Teacher's Union; Merchandise Mart | Chicago | IL | Haley was a pioneer of teacher unionism in Chicago and the nation. In 1900, she became the first business representative of the Chicago Teacher Federation. She was a founder of and the first National Organizer for the American Federation of Teachers. | Haley fought city hall and companies in court to win money and the right to organize for teachers. She fought the state legislature for adequate school funding until her death in 1939. |
| Haymarket Martyrs' Monument | Forest Home Cemetery (Waldheim); Desplaines Ave. | Forest Park | IL | The monument marks the graves of 7 of the 8 Chicago labor leaders convicted of criminal activity in the largest U.S. demonstration for the 8-hour day (the Haymarket Riot) on May 4, 1886. 4 were executed and 4 were later released by controversial pardon. | Clean up in 1982 was successful after the female figure was daubed with white paint and the word "Solidarity" was spray painted red on the base. |
| Illinois Workers' Memorial | Capitol grounds; next to Monroe St. | Springfield | IL | Dedicated on Workers Memorial Day 1992, the statue on the lawn of the state capitol remembers workers who have suffered and died at the workplace. Also honors those who fought to prevent such tragedies in the future. | Predominant theme according to the artist was Mother Jones' quote: "Mourn for the dead, fight for the living." |
| Irish Rail Workers' Monument | Funk's Grove Cemetery | Funk's Grove | IL | Many Irish immigrants worked on the central Illinois railways in the mid-1800s. The more than 50 Irish rail workers layed to rest in the mass graves are presumed victims of the 1850s cholera epidemic. | |
| Ironworkers Memorial | Lorentz Ave.; west of Rt. 29 | Peoria | IL | On April 24, 2000, three Ironworkers lost their lives while working on the renovation of the McClugage Bridge. | The stone is set in such a way so that the bridge can be viewed in the background. The memorial is inscribed, "Let us learn from these losses and honor their memory by working for safer workplaces for everyone." |
| Jones, Mary Harris "Mother," and Miners' Monument | Union Miners' Cemetery | Mount Olive | IL | Marks the grave of Mother Jones (1830-1930), fiery champion of organized labor. Buried in 1930's only union-owned cemetery next to "her boys"- four miners killed in a skirmish between striking workers and mine guards at the Virden Mine in 1898. | see: Jones, Mary Harris "Mother," Prison Site see: Jones, Mary Harris "Mother," Historical Marker |
| Lewis, John Llewellyn, Gravesite | Oak Ridge Cemetery; 1441 Monument Ave. | Springfield | IL | John L. Lewis (1880-1969) was President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) from 1920 to 1960. He and his union played the leading role in forming the CIO and in organizing the United Auto Workers and the United Steel Workers of America. | After a long strike in 1946, under the leadership of Lewis, the UMWA negotiated the nation's first health and retirement program. |
| Madison County Worker's Memorial | Gordon F. Moore Community Park | Alton | IL | The winged memorials are made from Barre granite. The statue is a life-size man carrying his hard hat and lunch pail. The memorial has a listing of workers who died on the job in Madison County. |
The memorial's red granite bases were quarried in Missouri and fabricated in Georgia. |
| Railroad Workers' Monument | Miller Park | Bloomington | IL | Commemorates thousands of railroad shop workers who contributed to building communities in central Illinois. The railroad shops first opened in Bloomington in 1854 and produced railroad cars. | The large whistle daily told the workers when to come to work, to break, and to quit. Limestone blocks were once part of the walls of the steel car shop. |
| Rock Island Worker's Memorial | park | Rock Island | IL | Commemorates workers who have lost their lives on the job. The park where the memorial was placed is the site of the old AFL Labor Temple. | |
| Southern Illinois Coal Miners Memorial | city park | Marissa | IL | Dedicated to the coal miners of southern Illinois. Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the United Mine Workers of America. | |
| Strasser, Adolph, Gravesite | Forest Home Cemetery (Waldheim); Desplaines Ave. | Forest Park | IL | Marks the grave of Adolph Strasser who was the head of the Cigar Makers Union and one of the founders of the AFL in 1886. Strasser died on Jan. 1, 1939. | see: Cigar Makers Union Monument |
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