Travis v. Grabiec

This case is here upon leave granted to appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court, Fifth District. (130 Ill.App.2d 886.) It involves the interpretation of the phrase “stoppage of work” as it relates to the eligibility of striking employees for benefits under the Unemployment Compensation Act.

On August 18, 1962, about 2070 of the 3000 employees of Shell Oil Company at its Wood River plant went on strike; they did not go back to work until February 3, 1963. In administrative proceedings under the Act, the Director of Labor found that the work stoppage continued from August 18, 1962, to…