BREAKING NEWS: By an overwhelming margin, employees of the Adler Planetarium have voted UNION YES!

Last week at the Chicago History Museum board meeting, we delivered this letter from academics, artists and researchers calling for the reversal of harmful and retaliatory cuts that museum senior leadership made to its Abakanowicz Research Center. @chicagomuseum.bsky.social, do the right thing!

Introducing … Adler Planetarium Workers United/AFSCME! 🚀🌙🪐🌍🌟🌞🔭💚 @afscme31.bsky.social @cwuafscme.bsky.social @afscme.bsky.social

Museum of Science & Industry employees formed their union with @afscme31.bsky.social more than two years ago, but @msichicago.bsky.social is still refusing to offer fair wages. MSI union members say enough is enough. They’re voting this week on whether to authorize a strike. @cwuafscme.bsky.social

For non-tenure-track faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, their first union contract did more than just improve wages and benefits—it’s created a cultural shift that is empowering employees. @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social

A penguin trainer slipped at work and broke her back. She became a leader in forming Shedd Workers United and calling for workplace safety. Then Shedd management fired her. That's retaliation and it's against the law.

Big news! Chicago History Museum workers filed for their union election—with SUPERmajority support! 🦸🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ To send them a message of support, click here: actionnetwork.org/forms/union-...

Chicago History Museum employees are making history of their own: They’re forming a union with AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31.bsky.social. Together in their union, employees will seek better communication with management, improved job security, livable wages, a voice on the job and other priorities.

The nearly two dozen employees of the Mississippi Valley Library District in Collinsville, IL, have formed their union to ensure job stability, protections and a real voice in the decisions that affect their profession. We're stronger together! 💪💪 @afscme31.bsky.social

Let’s give a warm welcome to the newest AFSCME members at the Urbana Free Library! Like library workers across Illinois, they are claiming a seat at the table to start the next chapter of their library—one where workers are paid fairly and have a stronger say in how they serve their community.

“People shouldn’t be putting up with injustice at their workplace, even if—especially if—it’s a workplace that they care deeply about. Right? Work situations can get better.” chicagoreader.com/news-politic... @afscme.bsky.social @afscme31.bsky.social