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Pro-Union Protesters Picket MoMA Gala Honoring Starbucks Chairwoman

by Elaine Velie June 8, 2022June 9, 2022

As organizing efforts sweep across Starbucks stores nationwide, the company has repeatedly been accused of “union-busting.”

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Whitney Workers Crash Gala to Protest “Lowball” Wages

by Jasmine Liu May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

The union said that grass hedges were erected around the entrance, blocking the gala’s guests from seeing the protest outside.

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Documentary Workers Unite Against the Odds 

by Billy Anania May 12, 2022June 8, 2022

We spoke with workers at the International Documentary Association about their successful fight for a union.

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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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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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Why Is the California Attorney General Investigating the San Francisco Art Institute?

by Sam Lefebvre February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Hyperallergic acquired documents raising questions about board member self-interest and tax-exempt bond misuse at the crisis-stricken art college under investigation.

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In a New Book About Unions and Financial Capitalism, Lessons for the Arts

by Sam Lefebvre January 25, 2021January 26, 2021

“Unions Renewed” explores the changing role of organized labor under financial capitalism. It maps meaningfully onto the arts.

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Majority of Faculty at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Vote to Unionize

by Hakim Bishara November 25, 2020December 29, 2021

In a ballot count on November 24, 99% voted “yes” to join the United Academics of Philadelphia.

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BAM Administrative Workers Ratify Union Contract, a Hard-Won Victory

by Valentina Di Liscia September 24, 2020December 29, 2021

Union organizers at the Brooklyn Academy of Music said the coronavirus caused them to shift their bargaining priorities to job security.

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Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Faculty Union

by Hakim Bishara September 10, 2020November 5, 2020

“We trust our faculty as thoughtful scholars and creatives, and I support the faculty’s ability to do thorough research and make a quality decision about what they want for their future,” said David Yager, President and CEO of UArts.

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Faculty at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Push to Unionize

by Hakim Bishara September 8, 2020November 5, 2020

On Labor Day, adjunct and full-time faculty at UArts announced their union efforts and rallied outside the school to ask the university to voluntarily recognize their union.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Unionize, With 89% Majority Vote

by Valentina Di Liscia August 6, 2020November 5, 2020

The PMA Union will become one of the largest unionized museum workforces in the country.

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