rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/save-the-field-museum?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-save-the-field-museum' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Field Museum Workers https://actionnetwork.org/groups/fieldmuseum https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/179/897/normal/Facebook_Post_940x788_px_-_Custom_dimensions.jpeg For more than 125 years, the Field Museum has been home to some of the world's most brilliant and passionate people. We are the living heartbeat of the museum, the people doing research, preparing specimens, designing displays, cleaning hallways, educating visitors, and bringing beloved exhibitions to life. We choose this work over private-sector compensation because we share the Museum's vision of a brighter future, rich in nature and culture. That vision is threatened by the regressive layoffs and pay cuts suggested by leadership, which conflict with the Museum’s stated commitment to equity. We fear these cuts will disproportionately impact staff of color and those already paid the least. While we understand that some cost cuts are necessary, we believe these measures must be taken with greater equity and transparency. Through these challenging months, our staff have repeatedly demonstrated their love for the Field Museum family and for the broader Chicago community, donating more than $200,000 of vacation time to one another, sewing masks, and repurposing the museum’s 3D printers to make face shields for frontline workers. We are proud to call the Field home, and are prepared to make sacrifices to preserve it for generations to come. We are asking leadership to do the same. If the Field can afford to pay its president $750,000 total compensation and its executives $200,000, we can devise and implement solutions that will not lose the Museum’s most valuable resource: our staff. We call on Museum leadership to share in our sacrifice by acting transparently and collaboratively to enable solutions that uphold our core values and protect our community. We have the right to come together and petition our employer for better working conditions. It is illegal for the Field Museum or any employer to retaliate against anyone for signing a petition or distributing it on non-work time. For more information, see your labor rights. We will deliver this petition once it reaches a critical mass of at least 200 signatures. For questions, contact fmnhworkers@gmail.com. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-the-field-museum