Dozens of employees of Chicago's Field Museum announced their intent to unionize.
Chicago's Field Museum
Museum workers issued a public letter signed by 63 people about why they want to unionize. The announcement is intended to generate more support for union affiliation among the staff. "Our skills and our experience are invaluable to the success of the museum. It's time for our voices to be heard and respected," the employees wrote. "Only by forming a union will we win the respect and dignity at work that we deserve. We care deeply about the Field Museum and want to uphold its mission while improving our work environment."
There was no immediate comment from the museum. Among the largest institutions for natural history in the world, the museum was founded in 1894 and counts more than 40 million artifacts and specimens.
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