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Met Museum Workers Push to Unionize
Staffers at the New York City institution have filed a petition for a union vote with the National Labor Relations Board.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers
The cuts include three of five workers employed at the institution’s Video Data Bank, a major resource for early and contemporary media and video art.
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Tate Museums Workers Set to Strike Over "Insulting" Pay Raise
Workers and union leaders say wages have not kept up with the cost of living, condemning them to “in-work poverty.”
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Detroit Institute of Arts Workers Push to Unionize
“The people at the 'bottom' are also very important and all deserve to be getting a living wage,” said one of the workers.
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LACMA Workers Move to Unionize
Staffers say they want “fairer compensation, expanded benefits, and increased transparency” as the cost of living rises in Los Angeles.
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Kentucky’s Speed Museum Axes Education Department
Nine employees were laid off as a result of the department’s dissolution, attributed to a “challenging financial period.”
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Major French Museums Close Amid Labor Strikes
Staff shortages forced the temporary closure of the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and others ahead of protests over proposed spending cuts.
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Thousands of Filmmakers Pledge to Boycott Israeli Cinema Institutions
“We as artists must decide whether our work will be used to mask violence or to challenge it,” said Sky Hopinka, one of the signatories along with Nan Goldin, Brian Eno, and others.
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Facing $15M Budget Deficit, CalArts Lays Off Workers
Faculty and union members are questioning the staff cuts, arguing that they will harm the school’s ability to nurture the next generation of artists.
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Are Art History Majors More In Demand Than Computer Scientists?
Recent data shows dips in unemployment rates for art history college graduates, but it’s worth taking a closer look at why.
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School of Visual Arts Quietly Lays Off Staff
The faculty union estimates approximately 30 workers were impacted, but the school has not released a statement confirming numbers.
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lays Off 12 Workers
The cuts represent 3.5% of the organization's staff, including workers at the Legion of Honor and de Young museums.