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.
The new Art Institute of Chicago Workers United will represent more than 260 museum employees. Up next: Counting union votes for School of the Art Institute workers.
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Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) employees and supporters gathered outside the museum on Sept. 22 for a press conference to raise awareness for their unionization efforts. If successful, they will become the first major Chicago museum to form a union. The Art Institute joins an increasing unionization effort among art museums nationwide. For instance, workers.