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Department of Labor Sues B&H Photo Over Discriminatory Practices [UPDATED]

by Claire Voon February 26, 2016March 5, 2016

The US Department of Labor is suing B&H Photo Video for violating federal requirements to provide equal opportunity to and fair treatment of workers at one of its warehouses in Brooklyn.

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Workers at B&H Photo’s Manhattan Warehouse Vote to Unionize

by Claire Voon February 23, 2016February 29, 2016

This morning, workers in the basement warehouse of B&H Photo Video’s flagship store in Manhattan voted 46–14 to unionize, hoping to give themselves a voice in a work environment that many have described as hazardous and abusive.

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Federal Agency Finds Labor Violations at B&H Photo, Fines Company $32,000

by Claire Voon February 12, 2016June 15, 2016

Health and safety conditions at B&H Photo Video’s two warehouses in Brooklyn do not meet federal labor standards, investigators with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) have determined, confirming a number of worker allegations against the national electronics retailer.

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In Landslide Vote, B&H Photo Workers Decide to Unionize

by Claire Voon November 4, 2015April 12, 2018

Warehouse workers for B&H Photo Video voted for union representation with the United Steelworkers in a landslide victory, with 200 electing to unionize and 88 dissenting — amounting to a voter turnout of about 80%.

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On Eve of Union Vote, Hundreds of Arts Professionals Sign Open Letter Supporting B&H Photo Workers

by Claire Voon November 3, 2015February 11, 2016

B&H Photo Video workers are continuing to push for unionization and improved work conditions in the national electronics retailer’s two Brooklyn warehouses, and although the company has intensified its attempts to quell these efforts, the campaign is gaining vast public support.

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Workers Fighting to Unionize Claim B&H Photo Threatened “Termination en Masse”

by Claire Voon October 16, 2015February 11, 2016

Just four days after B&H Photo Video employees announced their intention to form a union, describing hazardous working conditions and discriminatory practices at the photo and video retailer’s two Brooklyn warehouses, company representatives allegedly threatened them “with termination en masse.”

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Employees Protest Conditions, Move to Unionize, at Independent Photo Retailer B&H

by Claire Voon October 15, 2015February 11, 2016

Workers for B&H Photo Video, the largest independent photo and video product store in the United States, are moving to unionize, demanding that the New York–based institution improve dangerous working conditions and cease acts of discrimination in its Brooklyn warehouses.

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Staffers Start Indefinite Strike at London’s National Gallery

by Claire Voon August 11, 2015

Today, members of the UK’s Public and Commercial Services Union commenced “indefinite strike action” at London’s National Gallery in a protest against the museum’s ongoing privatization plans.

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MoMA Workers Vote to Approve New Contract

by Benjamin Sutton June 22, 2015June 25, 2015

On Monday evening, employees of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) who are members of the United Autoworkers Local 2110 voted to approve a new three-year contract that was offered by the museum’s administration on Friday.

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As Contract Deadline Looms, MoMA Workers Deliver Letter to Director Glenn Lowry

by Benjamin Sutton June 17, 2015June 19, 2015

This morning about 100 Museum of Modern Art employees who are members of the United Autoworkers’ Local 2110 delivered an open letter to museum director Glenn Lowry in his office.

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How MoMA Workers Are Using Instagram to Put Faces on Contract Negotiations

by Benjamin Sutton June 10, 2015June 22, 2015

Ever since the Museum of Modern Art’s contract negotiations with members of the United Autoworkers Local 2110 took a very public turn earlier this month, the Instagram account @MoMALocal2110 has been telling the stories of workers who would be affected by the proposed healthcare cuts.

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Talks Between the MoMA and Its Workers Stall Following Protest

by Benjamin Sutton June 4, 2015June 22, 2015

A demonstration on Tuesday by workers at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) did little to advance negotiations between a union representing over 200 employees at the institution and museum administrators, who are maintaining their call for a cut to employee healthcare coverage.

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