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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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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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New York Foundation for the Arts Workers Move to Unionize
Around 20 full- and part-time employees at the nonprofit artist resource organization would be eligible for the new union.
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Penn Museum Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
“Too many of the workers we represent at the Museum struggle to make ends meet,” said the union, which is urging the University of Pennsylvania to increase wages.
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School of Visual Arts Faculty Are Officially Unionized
Nearly 1,200 faculty members at the New York arts and design institution will be represented by the new union after a two-thirds vote in favor.
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Lays Off 29 Workers
The museum union pledged to “fight back on these unjustified layoffs,” which the institution said were a response to financial challenges.
Podcast
How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes
Historian Sarah E. Bond joins Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian to discuss the 3000-year-old legacy of workers rebelling against unjust wages and working conditions.
Opinion
The Case for a Faculty Union at the School of Visual Arts
The overwhelming majority of the Manhattan school's faculty members are unprotected adjuncts.
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Toledo Art Museum Workers Move to Unionize
A majority of staff members voted in favor of organizing, citing the need for secure jobs, benefits, and wages amid an uncertain political climate.
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Union Decries Expected Layoffs at Brooklyn Museum
The museum plans to cut staff to address a growing deficit, according to Local 1502, which represents workers including art handlers and curatorial assistants.