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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitch Dudek

Field Museum declines to recognize employee union before a vote

Field Museum employees want to form a union affiliated with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. (Sun-Times file)

The Field Museum will not voluntarily sign off on an effort by employees to form a union, museum officials announced Friday.

The denial comes three days after workers delivered a letter to museum CEO Julian Siggers asking for union recognition. Leaders of the union effort said they have the support of a majority of the 330 employees whose jobs would fall under collective bargaining.

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