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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

BREAKING NEWS! After a long, tough fight, AFSCME members at the Chicago History Museum have a tentative agreement on their first union contract. Soon members will review its terms and vote on its ratification. Justice prevails! @afscme31.bsky.social

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

BE FEARLESS. That’s the message from Annika Kohrt, an AFSCME member at the Chicago History Museum. At this week’s national AFL-CIO convention in Minnesota, she took part in a panel discussion where workers shared stories about organizing new unions in challenging circumstances. (1/4)

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"An empowered and unified workforce leads to greater employee satisfaction, retention and productivity, resulting in a better library for everyone,” Geneva Public Library workers say. That's why they're claiming their voice on the job by forming a union with AFSCME Council 31! @afscme31.bsky.social

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Employees ask American Library Association to recognize their union

A news release detailing workers' request

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

YES! At the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago, the MCAWU/AFSCME bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement on employees’ FIRST union contract. Union members will review terms and vote on its ratification later this week!

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Employees of the American Library Association are excited to be building their union! You can stand with them by adding your name to our support petition at actionnetwork.org/forms/union-....

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Union Yes for ALA employees!

Add your name to congratulate and stand with employees of the American Library Association who are forming their union with AFSCME! @ILCWUAFSCME

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

BIG NEWS! Employees of the American Library Association (ALA) are forming their union with @afscme31.bsky.social. Welcome to our union family!

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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!

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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

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AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

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.

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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-...

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

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.

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

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

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AFSCME Council 31 @afscme31.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

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.

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Illinois Cultural Workers United / AFSCME @ilcwuafscme.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

“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

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Shedd workers approve union - Chicago Reader

Aquarium staff join a burgeoning labor movement among Chicago’s cultural workers.

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