The Chicago Field Museum staff has voted to unionize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Leaders of the organizing drive said the lopsided vote came despite an aggressive anti-union campaign from museum management.
Workers chose to establish a single bargaining unit to cover a range of job titles, organizing committee members said in announcing the election's outcome.Council 31 has scored a string of organizing victories involving workers at the Art Institute of Chicago and its school and the Newberry Library. The Field Museum workers now will elect a bargaining committee and distribute a survey to members to get priorities for an initial contract.
"Our management team is ready to begin good-faith bargaining over an initial contract with AFSCME," said Bridgette Russell, the Field's public relations director. "We look forward to reaching an agreement.""While the election process produced strong feelings and contrasting views, we are once again unified in serving our visitors, our community and our world," she said.
Roberta Lynch, executive director of Council 31, said, "In Chicago and nationwide, cultural workers are organizing to claim their seat at the table, improve their institutions and win fair compensation and respect. AFSCME is proud to be at the forefront of this movement for change."
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