What We’re Doing In Illinois Select type Article Event Media Hit Multimedia Report Resolution Speech Statement Apply 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. November 3, 2025 Blog Service & Solidarity Spotlight: ATU Helps Secure $1.5 Billion Transportation Funding Bill in Illinois An aggressive grassroots political campaign launched by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) locals across Illinois, the state's General Assembly passed $1.5 billion legislation, securing critical public transit funding. September 4, 2025 Blog Service & Solidarity Spotlight: BCTGM Local 1 Members Ratify New Contract After 11 weeks on the picket line, members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 1 who work at Teasdale Latin Foods in Hoopeston, Illinois, have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. Load More