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Seattle Art Museum Guards Are Trying to Unionize, But It Hasn’t Been Easy

by Amber Cortes April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Some workers at the museum say they’ve experienced “aggressive union-busting tactics” since organizing.

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Guard the Guards, Not Just the Art, Says Baltimore Museum Union in Demonstration

by Jasmine Liu March 22, 2022March 23, 2022

“We want livable wages and to be able to live well,” said ​​Rob Kempton, a security guard. “I think our efforts are warranted, and we aren’t going to go down without a fight.”

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Why We Need Unions at Art Museums

by Dereck Stafford Mangus March 1, 2022March 7, 2022

A colleague once told me “You live better when you work in a union, especially in an art museum because you work for elitists.”

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New York’s Jewish Museum Staff Push to Unionize

by Hakim Bishara January 11, 2022January 12, 2022

The union would include art handlers, curators, development staff, educators, visitor experience and retail employees, and other administrative staff.

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Union Workers Strike at MFA Boston, Protesting Stagnant Wages and Delayed Negotiations

by Sarah Derris November 17, 2021December 29, 2021

“Get up, get down! Boston is a union town,” strikers and local UAW supporters alike chanted in unison during a demonstration this morning, November 17.

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Bay Area Artists Put Together an A-Z Guide for Forming a Museum Union

by Hakim Bishara October 26, 2021October 26, 2021

The artists released the risograph-printed booklet series Organizing Power to assist in the arduous process of assembling a bargaining unit and negotiating.

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Penn Museum Workers Accuse Leadership of Union-Busting Tactics

by Hakim Bishara July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

Workers are charging the museum’s leadership with “obstructing the free and fair election process through anti-union activity.”

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Whitney Museum Voluntarily Recognizes Union

by Valentina Di Liscia June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

The museum has recognized the collective bargaining unit, bypassing the union election.

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Brooklyn Museum Workers Move to Unionize

by Valentina Di Liscia May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

While the museum is often billed as a progressive institution, some workers have spoken out against a starkly different reality behind closed doors.

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Citing Job Insecurity, Whitney Museum Workers Are Unionizing

by Valentina Di Liscia May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, the Whitney has laid off approximately 20% of its staff.

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Guggenheim Signs Contract With Union After a Year of Tense Negotiations

by Hakim Bishara February 16, 2021December 29, 2021

The three-year collective bargaining agreement represents the museum’s art handlers and facilities staff: 22 full-time employees and 145 on-call staff.

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Film At Lincoln Center Workers Unionize

by Hakim Bishara November 23, 2020December 29, 2021

“The pandemic has magnified long standing issues, like the lack of job security and inadequate benefits, and theater staff are among the most vulnerable,” said Manny Lage-Valera, a theater manager at FLC.

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