News
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.
Unions
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
Noguchi Museum Workers Vote Unanimously to Unionize
The new union said it will negotiate “for a more equitable, inclusive, and transparent workplace.”
News
Noguchi Museum Workers Move to Unionize
The news comes just months after the museum terminated three employees for wearing keffiyehs, sparking widespread condemnation and protests.
News
CalArts Staff and Faculty Move to Unionize
More than 75% of part-time and full-time employees at the Santa Clarita institution are in favor of organizing.
Art
Celebrating Labor History Through the Art of Union Banners
Displayed at marches and strikes, these creative emblems of collective struggle convey specific values centered around fair wages, protest, and rights across industries.
Art
The Ancient Art of the Labor Strike
Though the term “strike” was coined in 1768, the history of work stoppages is much older and artists have been involved from the start.
News
Storm King Art Center Workers Celebrate First Union Contracts
Dozens of workers at the outdoor museum in the Hudson Valley secured immediate wage raises.