Information-to-Action
Building a strong, engaged union relies on empowering every member to take meaningful action together. Also known as Info2Act, this is a series of informational sessions open to all members of the union where we can learn about the union, connect with each other, and have more open, direct communication with union leadership.
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What kind of information can I expect to learn?
As a union, our main goal is to support one another through workplace challenges and hold management accountable to our contract. In order to be effective, we need to feel empowered to participate in union actions, and encouraged to have productive dialogue with the Executive Board. This will be especially vital as we go into bargaining in the coming months, and look to create an informed, engaged, sustainable union for our next contract.
Some topics we might discuss in future sessions include:
What happens when museum leadership announces unexpected changes?
How can we strengthen community and information networks?
What do we want to see in our next contract?
What are our rights and how do we protect each other through collective action?
These are just some of the topics we might cover. Please take the survey to share any other topics you might be interested in learning more about.
Upcoming Sessions
Bargaining
3 years ago, after over a year of bargaining meetings between union members and museum representatives, we ratified our first contract. We won many important protections, like guaranteed annual raises, Weingarten Rights, and a direct voice to museum leadership during Labor/Management Meetings. Now, it is time to negotiate our second.
Join your coworkers for our second info2act session: Bargaining. This will be a joint meeting between Local 35, SAIC Staff, and Local 37, Museum Staff. We will discuss our bargaining strategy for the upcoming negotiations, and important questions like:
What works in our current contract and what needs to be strengthened for the next?
How do bargaining meetings work and who will be in the room?
How will we ensure fair representation of all our departments on our bargaining team?
Schedule
October 21st from 5:30-7pm
In-person meeting,
AFSCME Offices
205 N Michigan Ave #2100
Past Sessions
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Two of the museum’s recent egregious violations of our contract felt like a one-two punch. Leadership failed to communicate with our union before deciding to 1) switch health insurance providers and 2) fully outsource our custodial team to a third party.
During the Rapid Response sessions, we will discuss the ways we can protect each other the next time management tries to make a unilateral decision affecting our lives without our input.
Review the informational slides from this session in English and in Spanish
Help Us Help You
We want to know the best days, the best times, and what topics you’re most interested in learning about! Please fill out the survey so we can better understand what works for you.
