Obama Foundation workers move to unionize

Obama Foundation and Presidential Center workers to unionize: ‘We don't even have a seat at the table’

Employees from the Obama Foundation and Obama Presidential Center are organizing to form a union with AFSCME Council 31. The group, Obama Workers United, includes more than 250 remote and in-person workers in Chicago, Washington, D.C. and beyond.

Obama Foundation workers move to unionize

Months after former President Barack Obama's museum's opening this summer, employees at the museum foundation announced Wednesday they are unionizing.

Obama Foundation and Presidential Center workers to unionize: ‘We don’t even have a seat at the table’

Nearly four months after the Obama Presidential Center opened, workers are organizing a union, citing “increasing workloads” and benefit rollbacks that have stirred concerns about their future with the organization. In a letter distributed to colleagues on Wednesday morning, the workers allege that foundation leadership has met their concerns with “vague responses.” As a result, the letter states the Obama Foundation and Obama Presidential Cente…