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May. 30, 2023

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May. 30, 2023

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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum workers win union election with AFSCME

In the sixth big win in the past year and a half for Chicago-area cultural workers organizing with AFSCME, employees of the Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and its off-site collections facility won their union election.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum workers win union election with AFSCME

Mar. 16, 2023

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Mar. 16, 2023

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Chicago City Council passes labor peace ordinance

The Chicago City Council passed the AFSCME-sponsored Human Service Workforce Advancement (HSWA) ordinance by a veto-proof majority of 42-2 on March 15.

Chicago City Council passes labor peace ordinance

Mar. 10, 2023

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Mar. 10, 2023

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Field Museum employees win union with AFSCME

Nearly 300 employees of the Field Museum have won their union with AFSCME Council 31.

Field Museum employees win union with AFSCME

Dec. 27, 2022

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Dec. 27, 2022

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Field Museum workers file for union election with AFSCME

Employees of the Field Museum filed union representation petitions with the National Labor Relations Board, triggering a union election in the coming weeks in which the employees can vote to formally certify their union.

Field Museum workers file for union election with AFSCME

Dec. 13, 2022

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Dec. 13, 2022

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SAIC adjunct professors, lecturers vote to join AFSCME

More than 600 non-tenure-track faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have voted overwhelmingly to form their union with AFSCME. 92% of ballots cast were in favor of the union.

SAIC adjunct professors, lecturers vote to join AFSCME