Workers At The Art Institute Push For Unionization

Chicago Daily Life
Bryan Burda holds his 9-month-old daughter Claire in silhouette before entering a hall of statues at The Art Institute of Chicago Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
Chicago Daily Life
Bryan Burda holds his 9-month-old daughter Claire in silhouette before entering a hall of statues at The Art Institute of Chicago Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

Workers At The Art Institute Push For Unionization

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In a public letter, a group of 60 workers at the Art Institute of Chicago announced plans to unionize. Reset talks to a museum employee and a spokesperson for the regional council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

GUESTS: Anders Lindall, AFSCME Council 31 spokesperson

Anna Feuer, acquisitions and collections manager at Art Institute of Chicago Ryerson and Burnham Libraries