Adler Planetarium Staff Vote to Join AFSCME
Workers at the Adler Planetarium voted on Dec. 11 to join AFSCME Council 31, marking the latest victory for cultural workers in Chicago fighting for a fair voice on the job. “Throughout Chicago's cultural sector, a movement has been building for the last five years,” said AFSCME Council 31. Read more.
Quake and Doom Video Game Developers Join CWA
Video game workers at the company behind the popular franchises Quake and Doom voted to join CWA last week. The 165 workers at Microsoft subsidiary id Software will be members of CWA Local 6215 in Richardson, Texas. Read more.
Theorist Media Workers Announce Joint Organizing Campaign
The Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG)—Local 700 of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)—and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) are teaming up to support Theorist Media workers secure fair representation and a powerful union contract. Read more.
Front of House Workers Casa Bonita Unionize
The vote by workers at the iconic Denver entertainment venue to join IATSE Local 7 earlier this week “marks another milestone in the growing movement of union organizing at Casa Bonita, following earlier victories by arcade staff and performers who joined IATSE and Actors’ Equity,” IATSE reported.
reports by the AFL-CIO Daily Brief, CWA newsletter and IATSE Facebook page.