Chicago Botanic Garden Workers United

Chicago Botanic Garden Workers United We are the union! We are the workers of the Chicago Botanic Garden unionizing with CMRJB Workers United for a better future.

We have been working hard to bring justice to our workplace.

Here is the fifth edition of our union newsletter. Fill out the solidarity pledge at the link in our bio to get the news...
03/07/2026

Here is the fifth edition of our union newsletter. Fill out the solidarity pledge at the link in our bio to get the newsletter in your inbox! Scroll for Spanish.
Aquí está la quinta edición de nuestro boletín sindical.
¡Completa el compromiso de solidaridad en el enlace de nuestra biografía para recibirlo en tu bandeja de entrada!
Desplázate hacia abajo para ver la página en español. .

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12/22/2025

Worker organizers Kai and Audrey explain the process to get to a union contract; through card signing, having an election, bargaining, and contract ratification! In our bio you will find a link to sign a card as well as an email you can contact to get in touch with an organizer!

Los organizadores sindicales Kai y Audrey explican cómo obtener un contrato colectivo, el proceso comienza con: obteniendo tarjetas firmadas, teniendo una elección, negociaciones y la ratificación de un contrato. En nuestra biografía encontrarán un enlace para poder firmar una tarjeta, además hay un dirección de correo electrónico para ponerse en contacto con un organizador!

We’ve been in the news! Read all about our movement with coverage from the Daily Herald, the Record Northshore, and the ...
12/19/2025

We’ve been in the news! Read all about our movement with coverage from the Daily Herald, the Record Northshore, and the Chicago Sun Times.

¡Recientemente salimos en las noticias! Lee todo sobre nuestro movimiento en los artículos publicados por el Daily Herald, el Record Northshore y el Chicago Sun Times.

12/16/2025

Hear from Angellica, an Assistant Grower at the Chicago Botanic Garden, discuss the impact being seasonally terminated has on her life. 

Escuche a Angellica, asistente de cultivo en el Jardín Botánico de Chicago, hablar sobre el impacto que tiene en su vida el hecho de que su contrato sea de temporada.

11/18/2025

The hard work of horticulturalists, groundskeepers, teachers & security officers makes Chicago Botanic Garden beautiful 💐 Today, the Chicago Federation of Labor joined Chicago Botanic Garden Workers United and elected allies to demand garden management stop union busting & do the right thing for workers!

11/18/2025

CBG worker Lorilin explains the power of having the Cook County Board of Commissioners overwhelmingly support a resolution calling on garden leadership to cease union busting activities.

Lorilin, trabajadora de CBG, explica el poder que tiene el apoyo abrumador de la Junta de Comisionados del Condado de Cook a una resolución que le urge a los dirigentes del Jardín Botánico a cesar las actividades antisindicales.

11/15/2025

Hear from Tom, a seasonal groundskeeper, about the difficulties and uncertainty that come from working seasonally at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Eschucha a Tom, un jardinero de temporada, habla sobre las dificultades e incertidumbre que lleva el trabajar por temporadas en el Jardín Botánico de Chicago.

11/07/2025

We won a powerful resolution supporting our movement at the Cook County Board meeting, but that didn’t stop management at the Garden-run Windy City Harvest program from continuing their campaign of retaliation against Kai. Hear directly from Kai about what it was like to face this unfair termination - and why they won’t stop fighting.

Ganamos una resolución poderosa que apoya nuestro movimiento en la reunión de la Junta del Condado de Cook, pero eso no impidió que la dirección del programa Windy City Harvest, gestionado por Garden, siguiera tomando represalias contra los trabajadores que alzaban la voz. Escucha directamente a Kai contar cómo fue enfrentarse a este despido injusto y por qué no van a dejar de luchar.

Hello comrades! In solidarity with Kai, the Windy City Harvest worker who was fired for unionizing, we are biking throug...
11/06/2025

Hello comrades! In solidarity with Kai, the Windy City Harvest worker who was fired for unionizing, we are biking through the garden this Saturday, 11/8 at 12:00 pm. We’ll be meeting at the Braeside Metra Station beforehand and there will be a walking portion for folks who don’t have bikes!

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¡Hola, camaradas! En solidaridad con Kai, el trabajador que fue despedido por sindicalizarse, este sábado 11/8 a las 12:00 pm haremos una ruta en bicicleta por el jardin. Nos reuniremos antes en la estación de Metra de Braeside y habrá una parte a pie para personas que no tengan bicicletas.

Have you ever taken approved sick time? Me too! If we didn’t get fired for it, no one at work should. At the satellite W...
11/04/2025

Have you ever taken approved sick time? Me too! If we didn’t get fired for it, no one at work should. At the satellite Windy City Harvest Farm on Ogden site, the managers there have gotten quite trigger happy with terminations of beloved and hard working employees this year. Without the protections of a strong union contract, employees are “at-will” meaning they can be fired at any time, for any reason, except for protected reasons such as age, s*x, race, and retaliation. More information to come.

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