Cultural Workers

Champaign Public Library employees kick off campaign to form a union with AFSCME

Workers at the Champaign Public Library marked Labor Day by announcing their decision to form a union with AFSCME Council 31.

When certified, the Champaign Public Library Workers Union/AFSCME will represent more than 100 frontline CPL employees.

Champaign Public Library employees kick off campaign to form a union with AFSCME

50,000 Workers Strong! AFSCME Cultural Workers United hits 5-year milestone

AFSCME Cultural Workers United hit a milestone this year. 50,000 workers at museums, libraries, zoos and other cultural institutions across the nation have won a voice on the job by forming a union with AFSCME — more than any other union.  

50,000 Workers Strong! AFSCME Cultural Workers United hits 5-year milestone

Field Museum workers win first union contract

Field Museum Workers United/AFSCME members overwhelmingly approved their first-ever union contract, with more than 94% voting “yes!” to ratify the four-year agreement.

Field Museum workers win first union contract

Chicago Public Library workers sound the alarm about unsafe working conditions

Libraries should be safe spaces for all. But members of AFSCME Local 1215 who work for the Chicago Public Library say frightening and unsafe conditions have been on the rise in recent years—and management isn’t doing enough to keep workers and patrons safe.

Chicago Public Library workers sound the alarm about unsafe working conditions

Court stops Trump administration effort to gut Institute of Museum and Library Services

A federal court granted a temporary restraining on May 1 blocking the Trump administration from gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) after AFSCME and the American Library Association (ALA) filed a joint lawsuit. 

Court stops Trump administration effort to gut Institute of Museum and Library Services