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?
Hyperallergic acquired documents raising questions about board member self-interest and tax-exempt bond misuse at the crisis-stricken art college under investigation.
In a New Book About Unions and Financial Capitalism, Lessons for the Arts
“Unions Renewed” explores the changing role of organized labor under financial capitalism. It maps meaningfully onto the arts.
MFA Boston Workers Vote to Unionize
Jon Feng, a Members and Visitors Services Representative, said the union will redistribute power to “give greater consideration to those in the most precarious positions.”
Faculty at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Push to Unionize
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.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Unionize, With 89% Majority Vote
The PMA Union will become one of the largest unionized museum workforces in the country.
New Stimulus Protects Some Union Workers, But Not All
The new CARES Act calls for “union neutrality” for companies with 500-10,000 employees receiving loans, which may impact the wave of unionizations at nonprofit museums.
Guggenheim Workers Ask Trustees for Help Amid Union Negotiations
Recently unionized workers urge the Guggenheim’s trustees to wield their influence on the museum’s “reluctant” management.
Front of House Staff at the Shed Seek to Unionize
The staff, who have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, claim that “working conditions were not up to par.”
Discussing the Growing Tide of Labor Organizing in the Art World
A panel at Verso Books discusses recent union efforts by art handlers at Uovo Fine Art and the ongoing struggles of arts workers to organize their workplaces and industry.
In Surprising Development, MOCA LA Voluntarily Recognizes Employee Union
This will make MOCA only the second museum in Los Angeles after the Museum of Tolerance to have a union.
Art Handlers Are Unionizing at UOVO, a High-End Art Logistics Company
Workers at the white-glove art logistics company have announced their intention to form a union with Teamsters Local 814 for better healthcare and benefits.