Opinion
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.
Unions
News
"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.”
News
MoMA’s Cruel Offer to Unionized Workers During the Pandemic
The museum offered some workers the option to forgo pay raises in exchange for keeping their jobs, union members told Hyperallergic.
News
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.
News
Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Go on Strike Indefinitely
The museum and union have yet to agree on wages and healthcare.
News
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.
News
Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Announce Daylong Strike
The PMA Union authorized a one-day strike on September 16, days after it filed an Unfair Labor Practices complaint against the institution.
News
Dia Workers Are Officially Unionized
In a landslide victory, 101 workers voted “yes” while only six employees voted in opposition.
Opinion
That Moment When You Win Your Museum's Union Election
"A fine mist filled my eyes and I caught myself holding back the tears," writes Dereck Stafford Mangus, an artist and a security guard at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
News
Philadelphia Museum Workers Vote for Strike as Union Talks Stall
The workers voted in favor of a strike authorization by a 99% margin just days after filing an unfair labor practice complaint against the museum.
News
MASS MoCA Workers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest "Lowball" Wages
The union seeks a minimum wage of $20 by the end of 2024; the museum offered only $16.
News
Dia Art Foundation Workers Seek a Union
“How can Dia, with its prestigious Board and reputation, justify paying us so much less than a livable wage?” one worker said.