What We’re Doing In Illinois Select type Article Event Media Hit Multimedia Report Resolution Speech Statement Apply June 5, 2026 Blog Pride Month Profiles: Alyssa Goodstein For Pride Month this year, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ workers who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights in the United States. Today's profile is Alyssa Goodstein of the Illinois AFL-CIO. June 4, 2026 Blog Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Staff at Illinois School District Win Powerful First Contract Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 who work at Downers Grove (Illinois) Community High School District 99 (CSD99) have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement. April 24, 2026 Blog Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Nurses at Ford Chicago Assembly Persevere, Vote to Join UAW The six nurses at Ford's Chicago Assembly plant withstood a vigorous anti-union campaign and voted to join UAW Local 551. The vote was 5-1. April 9, 2026 Blog Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Workers Ratify First Union Contract Staff at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago—who are represented by AFSCME—have successfully ratified their first union contract. December 18, 2025 Blog Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Adler Planetarium Staff Vote to Join AFSCME Workers at the Adler Planetarium voted on Thursday to join AFSCME Council 31, marking the latest victory for cultural workers in Chicago fighting for a fair voice on the job. December 4, 2025 Blog Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Workers Ratify First Union Contract Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) workers, represented by AFSCME Council 31, have successfully ratified their first union contract. Load More