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In Brief

Louvre Security Staff Threaten To Strike as Blockbuster Vermeer Show Causes Disarray

Security workers at the museum plan to strike on Friday, citing "constant physical and verbal aggression" caused by the recent overcrowding.

News

First Faculty Lockout in US College History Bars Art Profs from Classes and Studios [UPDATED]

Since Long Island University locked out the roughly 400 members of the faculty union from its Brooklyn campus on August 31, printmaking professor Hilary Lorenz has not been able to ride her bicycle.

Art

An Artist's Plot to Unlock Luis Barragán's Archive with a Diamond Made from His Ashes

MEXICO CITY — In a multiyear project that has exploded beyond any one gallery space, New York's Jill Magid has reactivated the legacy of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán.

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Jewish Leaders and Activists Pledge Support of B&H Photo Workers Fighting to Unionize

Two hundred-and-twenty-five Jewish leaders from congregations, universities, and cultural institutions across the nation are calling for B&H Photo Video to end management practices that allegedly violate some of their workers' rights.

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Federal Agency Finds Labor Violations at B&H Photo, Fines Company $32,000

Health and safety conditions at B&H Photo Video's two warehouses in Brooklyn do not meet federal labor standards, investigators with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) have determined, confirming a number of worker allegations against the national electronics retailer.

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B&H Photo's Warehouse Workers in Manhattan Join Campaign to End Discriminatory Practices

Discriminatory labor practices, safety risks, verbal abuse, and personal humiliation — these allegations are among the many that workers at B&H Photo Video's Midtown Manhattan store are making against the nation's largest non-chain photo and video retailer.

Art

The 17 Pairs of Hands That Spun a Little Black Dress into Existence

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — The average American consumer has no idea how much labor goes into an everyday object, even one as omnipresent as, say, a little black dress.

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On Eve of Union Vote, Hundreds of Arts Professionals Sign Open Letter Supporting B&H Photo Workers

B&H Photo Video workers are continuing to push for unionization and improved work conditions in the national electronics retailer's two Brooklyn warehouses, and although the company has intensified its attempts to quell these efforts, the campaign is gaining vast public support.

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Workers Fighting to Unionize Claim B&H Photo Threatened "Termination en Masse"

Just four days after B&H Photo Video employees announced their intention to form a union, describing hazardous working conditions and discriminatory practices at the photo and video retailer's two Brooklyn warehouses, company representatives allegedly threatened them "with termination en masse."

Opinion

The Guggenheims Helsinki and Abu Dhabi: A Telling Tale of Two Outposts

The Guggenheim Helsinki will likely become the third museum of the Solomon R. Guggenheim’s global armada.

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New Report Confirms Labor Abuses at NYU Abu Dhabi

An independent investigation into the construction of New York University's (NYU) Abu Dhabi campus has found that despite the school's best intentions and efforts, about one third of the workforce at the site — roughly 10,000 workers — was not covered by the school's labor guidelines.

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Human Rights Watch Releases Damning Report on Labor Conditions in Abu Dhabi [UPDATED]

Today Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its third report on violations of the rights of migrant workers on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, where the Guggenheim and Louvre museums are planning outposts and New York University is planning a campus.