On December 20, 1900, the Illinois supreme court upheld the ruling of the Vermilion County Court in the case of Gillespie v. Gibbons. Charles Gillespie (my 3rd great-grandfather) was a contractor in Danville, Illinois and employed Reuben Gibbons, a carpenter. While he was employed, Gibbons joined a legal labor union, Local Union No.269. As soon…