Victories

Lake County Health Department employees form union with AFSCME

They help keep Lake County’s 700,000 residents healthy and safe, and now some 600 employees of the Lake County Health Department have announced that they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31 so they can achieve safety and security for themselves.

Lake County Health Department employees form union with AFSCME

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

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

College of DuPage staff launches union campaign with AFSCME

Seeking fair compensation and a stronger voice on the job, some 600 employees of the College of DuPage (COD) announced on April 23 that they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31.

College of DuPage staff launches union campaign 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

Volunteer member organizers grow our union stronger

Shaleah Blackshear has lived in Lake County most of her life. The people who work for the Lake County Health Department are her neighbors. They’re the friendly faces she sees at the grocery store. Some are longtime family friends. 

Volunteer member organizers grow our union stronger

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

Illinois Central bus drivers and monitors join AFSCME

The 52 school bus drivers and monitors from the Illinois Central bus company near Peoria have seen what AFSCME has accomplished for other school bus drivers in their region. 

Illinois Central bus drivers and monitors join AFSCME

Shedd workers expose anti-union campaign by aquarium’s top leadership

Weeks after announcing the formation of their union Shedd Workers United/AFSCME, employees of Shedd Aquarium are blowing the whistle on a secret but aggressive anti-union campaign being run by senior leadership of the aquarium.

Shedd workers expose anti-union campaign by aquarium’s top leadership