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The staff, who work in guest experiences, operations and the museum’s education department, voted in two groups. Vote tallies were announced Saturday in the election held by the National Labor Relations Board.The larger group of employees voted 79 to 26 to unionize, according to the union. The results of the vote of a smaller group of employees deemed “professional” by the NLRB remain undecided, said AFSCME Council 31 spokesperson Anders Lindall.
“Although we do not yet have the full results of this weekend’s vote, the outcome will not change our commitment to our employees,” said museum director of public relations Kelsey Ryan in a statement. “Our priority is to continue building our positive workplace culture that supports the Museum of Science and Industry and benefits the greater Chicago community.”