News
Brooklyn Museum Union Plans Strike as Contract Negotiations Stall
Citing “low salaries and lack of real career development,” workers say they will strike on November 8 if an agreement is not reached.
Labor
News
Art Organizations Around the World Go on Strike in Support of Gaza
Artists, galleries, and museums are closing their doors to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli strikes have killed upwards of 4,200 Palestinian people.
News
Striking Staff Temporarily Shutter Centre Pompidou in Paris
Workers say they’ve been left in the dark about the future of their jobs once the museum closes for a multi-year renovation.
Art
On Labor and Race in Great Depression America
Art for the Millions at the Met Museum foregrounds the perspectives of women and people of color in the 1930s in the wake of industrialized labor.
Film
A Film Series Looks Back on US Labor Movements
The films in Labor Day on 16mm go beyond buzzwords and focus on educating audiences in the foundational history of labor movements in the US.
Film
Citing Mold and Short Staffing, Alamo Cinema Workers Push to Unionize
“They insist on cutting every corner,” said Bridge Squitire, a server and trainer at the theater who helped organize the union drive.
News
Philadelphia Museum Accused of Reneging on Union Contract
Union leaders say the museum won’t comply with pay increases agreed to in a hard-won contract after last fall’s 19-day strike.
News
The Wire Creator Breaks Down the WGA Strike
David Simon explains how streaming services have created an unsustainable “gig economy” for writers in an interview with More Perfect Union.
News
Striking Screenwriters Say No to ChatGPT
“The concern is not that AI will create scripts that are really good, but that it will take away a lot of work,” said Lowell Peterson of the Writers Guild.
News
NYC Hispanic Society Workers to Strike Indefinitely
One worker said the museum’s "skeletal" workforce bars the institution from functioning to its potential.
News
British Museum Workers Announce One-Week Strike
The action could disrupt public access to the museum as workers campaign for higher wages and better labor conditions.
Opinion
Why You Should Fill Out ArtTable’s Survey on Working in the Arts
To close the gender pay gap in the field, we must first gain a better understanding of how systems of inequality shape the compensation and career experiences of art professionals.