The administration met the union on all of its demands, including raises across the board and increased healthcare eligibility.
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Striking New School Adjuncts Show Up at Trustees’ Homes
Three weeks into their strike, part-time professors are escalating their protests, backed by public figures and disgruntled parents.
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“Fair Wages Are So Chic”: Workers Rally at Brooklyn Museum Gala
Union members protested the unsatisfactory proposal presented by the museum after nearly a year of negotiations at play.
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Part-Time Faculty at the New School Are Fed Up
The workers, who make up 87% of faculty at the school, are striking until “a reasonable contract” is reached.
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Nearly 50K Academic Workers Are on Strike at University of California
In open letters published by Hyperallergic, faculty and students at UC Irvine’s Art History and Visual Studies departments demand higher wages and more support for its academic workers.
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Philadelphia Museum Strikers Open Up on “Tense” Return to Work
The museum welcomed the workers back with an ice cream social, and many of them didn’t appreciate it.
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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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“You Can’t Eat Prestige”: Brooklyn Museum Workers Demand Better Wages
Union members called for salary increases and pledged to hold the museum accountable to “its lip-service to social justice.”
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Workers Crash Carnegie International Opening, Demanding Fair Wages
The union says 60% of employees at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh make less than $15 an hour.
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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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Seeking a Union Election, Workers Sue Walters Art Museum
The museum refused a Freedom of Information request, stating that it is a private entity and therefore not subject to the MPIA.