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Christie’s Tasteless “Art Handler” Shirts Removed After Criticism

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 5, 2022October 6, 2022

The auction house partnered with Highsnobiety to sell “Art Handler” shirts for up to $125, drawing ire from workers in the field who say they’re overworked and underpaid.

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UOVO Art Handlers File Labor Board Complaint Saying They Were Laid Off for Union Support

by Hakim Bishara April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

“Six of the seven permanently laid off workers played key roles in last year’s effort to win union recognition and improve working conditions,” Local 814 tells Hyperallergic.

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Guggenheim Workers Ask Trustees for Help Amid Union Negotiations

by Hakim Bishara March 13, 2020April 15, 2020

Recently unionized workers urge the Guggenheim’s trustees to wield their influence on the museum’s “reluctant” management.

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Discussing the Growing Tide of Labor Organizing in the Art World

by Hakim Bishara December 17, 2019April 15, 2020

A panel at Verso Books discusses recent union efforts by art handlers at Uovo Fine Art and the ongoing struggles of arts workers to organize their workplaces and industry.

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Art Handlers in Long Island City Lose Union Vote by a Margin of Three Votes

by Hakim Bishara October 25, 2019October 28, 2019

Employees of UOVO, a high-end art logistics company, launched a campaign to organize with Teamsters Local 814 earlier this month.

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Art Handlers Rally in Long Island City Ahead of a Union Vote

by Hakim Bishara October 24, 2019December 29, 2021

“The tactics used against us have been brutal, nasty, coercive,” said one of the workers employed by UOVO, a high-end art logistics company. “What we’re asking for is just the ability to bargain as equals.”

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Art Handlers Are Unionizing at UOVO, a High-End Art Logistics Company

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Zachary Small and Jasmine Weber October 3, 2019

Workers at the white-glove art logistics company have announced their intention to form a union with Teamsters Local 814 for better healthcare and benefits.

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The Art Handler Who Saved the Emancipation Proclamation From Drowning in Mountain Dew

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 6, 2019September 13, 2019

Calder Brannock was told he was just transporting an empty vitrine from the National Archives in DC north toward New York. That wasn’t the full truth.

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The Art Handler Who Fell Down an Elevator Shaft

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 5, 2019September 5, 2019

The first thing his gallery colleagues asked when he emerged from the elevator: Was the art okay?

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The Art Handler Who Built a Community of Pride Around His Work

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 4, 2019April 18, 2022

Being an art handler means belonging to a patchwork quilt of professional networks, but translating goodwill into solidarity requires significant effort. One day, you might have to entrust a colleague with your life.

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The Art Handler Whose Shoulder Shattered at the Loading Dock

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

The art world conditions its workers to accept subpar safety standards and low salaries in the name of high culture. And because art handlers frequently hop from institution to institution for jobs, issues are typically handed off to the next wave of workers. 

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The Museum Wall That Broke the Art Handler’s Back

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 2, 2019September 2, 2019

Over the summer, Hyperallergic interviewed dozens of art handlers about the variable conditions of their workplaces. This week, we are bringing their stories of accident and injury into the light.

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