Field Museum of Natural History
Case Number: 13-RC-309456
Date Filed: 12/27/2022
Status: Closed
Location: Chicago, IL
Region Assigned: Region 13, Chicago, Illinois
Tally Issued Date:03/09/2023
Status:Closed
No. of Eligible Voters:291
Void Ballots:0
Total Ballots Counted:241
Challenged Ballots:12
Votes for Labor Union:175
Tally Type:Initial
Ballot Type:Single Labor Organization
Unit ID:A
Votes Against:66
Challenges Determinative:No
Reason Closed:Certific. of Representative
Labor Union:Field Museum Workers United, AFSCME Council 31
Voting Unit (Unit A):VOTING GROUP - Unit A Included: All full-time and regular part time professional employees employed by the Field Museum of Natural History and working in: Exhibitions, External Affairs, Public Relations, Facilities & Operations, Housekeeping, Finance, Institutional Advancement, Science & Education (including Collections, Libraries, Learning, Science Action, Repatriation and Research), Marketing, Membership, Special Events & Group Sales, Visitor Services, and Information Technology. Excluded: All other employees; non-professional employees; curators of any rank; engineers; interns; all confidential and managerial employees; and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Others permitted to vote in Voting Group A: The parties have agreed that employees listed on the employer's challenged list as detailed in Paragraph 6 may vote in the election, but their ballots will be challenged since their eligibility has not been resolved. No decision has been made regarding whether the individuals in these classifications or groups are included in, or excluded from, the bargaining unit. The eligibility or inclusion of these individuals will be resolved, if necessary, following the election. VOTING GROUP - Unit B Included: All full-time and regular part time non-professional employees employed by the Field Museum of Natural History and working in: Exhibitions, External Affairs, Public Relations, Facilities & Operations, Housekeeping, Finance, Institutional Advancement, Science & Education (including Collections, Libraries, Learning, Science Action, Repatriation and Research), Marketing, Membership, Special Events & Group Sales, Visitor Services, and Information Technology. Excluded: All other employees; professional employees; curators of any rank; engineers; interns; all confidential and managerial employees; and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act. Others permitted to vote in Voting Group B: The parties have agreed that employees listed on the employer's challenged list as detailed in Paragraph 6 may vote in the election, but their ballots will be challenged since their eligibility has not been resolved. No decision has been made regarding whether the individuals in these classifications or groups are included in, or excluded from, the bargaining unit. The eligibility or inclusion of these individuals will be resolved, if necessary, following the election. If a majority of the professional employees voting in Unit A vote “Yes” to the first question, indicating their desire to be included in a unit with non-professional employees, they will be so included, and their votes on the second question will be counted together with the votes of the non-professional employees in Unit B to decide the question concerning representation for the overall unit consisting of the employees in Units A and B and thereby the following employees will constitute a unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining within the meaning of 9(b) of the Act: UNIT C - Unit A and Unit B: Included: All full-time and regular part time professional and non-professional employees employed by the Field Museum of Natural History and working in: Exhibitions, External Affairs, Public Relations, Facilities & Operations, Housekeeping, Finance, Institutional Advancement, Science & Education (including Collections, Libraries, Learning, Science Action, Repatriation and Research), Marketing, Membership, Special Events & Group Sales, Visitor Services, and Information Technology. Excluded: All other employees; curators of any rank; engineers; interns; all confidential and managerial employees; and guards and supervisors as defined by the Act.
Union to Certify:Field Museum Workers United, AFSCME Council 31
Docket Activity
Date | Document | Issued/Filed By |
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03/20/2023 | Certification of Representative | NLRB - GC |
03/09/2023 | Tally of Ballots* | NLRB - GC |
03/09/2023 | Tally of Ballots* | NLRB - GC |
01/23/2023 | Notice of Election* | NLRB - GC |
01/17/2023 | Stipulated Election Agreement* | NLRB - GC |
12/27/2022 | Signed RC Petition* | Petitioner |
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Participants
Participant | Address | Phone |
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Employer Legal Representative Wermuth, Anna Cozen O'Connor |
123 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60606-1770 |
(312)474-7876 |
Petitioner Legal Representative Auerbach, Melissa Dowd, Bloch, Bennett, Cervone, Auerbach & Yokich LLP |
8 S. Michigan Ave Ste 1900 Chicago, IL 60603-3315 |
(312)372-1361 |
Employer Employer Field Museum of Natural History |
Chicago, IL 60605 |
(312)665-7210 |
Petitioner Union AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees), AFL-CIO |
Chicago, IL 60601-5958 |
(312)641-6060 |
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