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Majority of Faculty at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Vote to Unionize
In a ballot count on November 24, 99% voted “yes” to join the United Academics of Philadelphia.
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Film At Lincoln Center Workers Unionize
“The pandemic has magnified long standing issues, like the lack of job security and inadequate benefits, and theater staff are among the most vulnerable,” said Manny Lage-Valera, a theater manager at FLC.
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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.”
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A Short Film Captures the Guggenheim Union Protest on Museum Opening Day
Hyperallergic has an exclusive video produced by the Guggenheim Union about its rally at the museum's reopening.
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Guggenheim Union Greets Museum Members at Reopening With Protest
Upon their first return to the museum after its six-month closure, Guggenheim members were welcomed by a digital screen reading pro-union messages.
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"Open for Exploitation”: Artists Project Messages on Guggenheim Museum Ahead of Reopening
The artist-activist groups Artists for Workers and the Illuminator organized the projections in solidarity with the Guggenheim’s unionized workers and workers of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
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BAM Administrative Workers Ratify Union Contract, a Hard-Won Victory
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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Brooklyn Museum Employees Accuse Administration of Staff Mistreatment
Former and current workers have stepped forward to decry the behavior of executive leadership at the Brooklyn Museum, denouncing “the harm and daily mistreatment” of workers of color.
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Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Faculty Union
“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.
In Brief
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.
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Milwaukee Art Museum Workers Seek to Unionize
More than 150 employees are organizing to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents the museum's security guards.
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New Museum Faces Charges of Unfair Labor Practices in a Union Complaint
The complaint, filed by Local 2110 UAW, accuses the museum of laying off bargaining unit members in a discriminatory and retaliatory act and refusing to provide necessary information.