PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - Two employees at Peoria’s Airgas branch filed a joint lawsuit with Teamsters Local 701 against the parent company.

Airgas has over 1,400 branches across the U.S. that manufacture, sell, and distribute industrial and medical gases, including one location at 2706 SW Adams Street in Peoria.

In early July, unionized members across the country took to the picket line demanding economic changes and changes regarding unfair labor practices.

The lawsuit accused Airgas of negligent battery, intentional tort, general negligence, and strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities.

The official complaint claims that during the picketing, Airgas employees or vendors intentionally released an unknown, hazardous gas into the air to cause harm and mental alarm. It stat

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