It’s been a busy week! More than 300 employees of the Art Institute of Chicago are coming together to form our union, the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United (AICWU). Read about our launch and hear from AICWU members in the news.

We have gotten numerous inquiries and thought that it would be helpful for all to publicly address some of the most common questions here. (Never fear! We’ll keep it short and sweet.)

We believe there can be no equity without power sharing; therefore, we, the undersigned—staff members from various departments and diverse roles across the institution—are uniting to form our union with AFSCME Council 31.