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In Chicago and across the U.S., frontline workers in industries that are typically thought of as difficult to unionize are organizing in greater numbers.

CHICAGO —By overwhelming majorities, AFSCME went 2-for-2 in union recognition votes on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue: First the staff of the world-renowned Art institute and then faculty and staff at the museum’s art school unionized with District Council 31.

CHICAGO —By overwhelming majorities, AFSCME went 2-for-2 in union recognition votes on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue: First the staff of the world-renowned Art institute and then faculty and staff at the museum’s art school unionized with District Council 31.

Employees at the School of the Art Institute voted to unionize Wednesday, one day after workers at the Art Institute also voted to form a union. It’s the first major museum union in Chicago and will represent more than 200 Art Institute employees including installers, curators, custodians, librarians and retail workers.

Workers at the Art Institute of Chicago became the first major museum to unionize in the Windy City.

Employees at the Art Institute of Chicago have won the vote to form a union, achieving certification Tuesday from the National Labor Relations Board.

The workers have chosen to affiliate with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Results of a separate union vote by workers at the museum’s school are to be announced Wednesday.