Cultural Workers

Mississippi Valley Library District workers form union with AFSCME

In the Mississippi Valley Library District, workers at the Fairmont City and Collinsville libraries have a simple mission: to keep libraries safe, open, and welcoming to all members of the community, no matter who they are. 

Mississippi Valley Library District workers form union with AFSCME

Chicago History Museum employees form union with AFSCME

Chicago History Museum employees are making history of their own: On Feb. 12, they announced they're forming their union with AFSCME Council 31.

Chicago History Museum employees form union with AFSCME

Meet the big rig-driving librarians of AFSCME Local 699

Brittany Adams sticks out among the long-haul truckers at the DMV when she goes to renew her Class B Commercial Driver’s License. That’s because she’s not an over-the-road trucker; she works at the Bloomington Public Library, and she drives the library’s 32-foot-long Bookmobile.

Meet the big rig-driving librarians of AFSCME Local 699

Urbana Free Library workers organize with AFSCME

The 60 employees of the Urbana Free Library (UFL) voted unanimously to form their union, which was certified by the Illinois Labor Relations Board on Nov. 6.

The UFL has been Urbana-Champaign’s public library since 1874. 

Urbana Free Library workers organize with AFSCME

Shedd Aquarium employees win union election

There’s yet another crest in the historic wave of workers forming unions at Chicago cultural institutions: Employees at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium have formed their union with AFSCME Council 31. 

Shedd Aquarium employees win union election