The Latest Breaking News from AFSCME Council 31

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Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Mayor, city workers union announce tentative agreement, averting strike before election

A joint statement from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Roberta Lynch, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, said the agreement would “improve the economic security and working lives of thousands of dedicated frontline” employees in about a dozen city departments.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Art Institute of Chicago union doubles in size; more than 600 nontenured faculty members will join

More than 600 adjunct professors and lecturers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will become part of the school’s union following a Tuesday vote, doubling the size of the city’s first major museum union.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 13, 2022