The museum welcomed the workers back with an ice cream social, and many of them didn’t appreciate it.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Celebrate Victory After 19-Day Strike
After nearly three weeks on the picket line, the union says management compromised on all five of their demands in a hard-fought agreement.
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Beleaguered Philadelphia Museum of Art Disables Social Media Comments
As union members continue their indefinite strike, the museum’s social media profiles were flooded with messages of support for workers.
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I’m a Philadelphia Museum of Art Worker and This Is Why We’re Striking
We are fighting for ourselves and the working standards we deserve, but we are also fighting for the heart and future of the institution.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Go on Strike Indefinitely
The museum and union have yet to agree on wages and healthcare.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Announce Daylong Strike
The PMA Union authorized a one-day strike on September 16, days after it filed an Unfair Labor Practices complaint against the institution.
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Philadelphia Museum Workers Vote for Strike as Union Talks Stall
The workers voted in favor of a strike authorization by a 99% margin just days after filing an unfair labor practice complaint against the museum.
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2,000+ Join Rally in Solidarity With Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers
The union’s third rally since April brought together national and local labor leaders to demand that management meets at the bargaining table in good faith.
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Sean Scully’s Abstract Paintings Have Stories to Tell
Minimalism sought to empty out narrative pictorial content. Scully’s goal has been to put it back.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Rally for “Fair Contract” as Negotiations Stall
The workers called on the museum to agree to fair wages, affordable health benefits, and job protections for employees.
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Roosevelt’s Critique of “Nude Descending a Staircase” and Other Gems in Duchamp Archive Are Now Online
The new online archive hosts 18,000 digitized documents and almost 50,000 photographs related to the artist’s life and work.
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Heirs Sue Philadelphia Museum of Art for a Piet Mondrian Painting
The artwork was looted by Nazis before it was purchased by a New York collector and friend of Mondrian, who donated it to the PMA.