In a vote on 14 July, 89 workers voted to unionise while 29 voted to not, making the museum the latest US art institution to join the labour movement
Workers at the museum have been without a contract since forming a union in 2020
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The contract was approved by 87% of union members and ensures double-digit wage and salary increases over the next three years
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Faculty at the school voted 60% in favour of forming the union, which will represent some 700 people
Negotiations between the union and museum leadership have been ongoing since October 2020
The unionisation follows similar decisions made by the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and others
Negotiations between museum leadership and the union had repeatedly been delayed due to Covid-19, administrative shakeups and more issues
Around 100 demonstrators rallied outside the institution during its gala, hoping to give greater urgency to ongoing negotiations with museum leaders
If successful, they would join staff at the school and its namesake museum who voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionising in January
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The rally comes as faculty who have already unionised seek to secure their first contract and staff members undertake a vote to form their own union
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The agreements come after many months of negotiations and a strike in February
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Staff at the arts centre recently informed the administration of their intention to unionise with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
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The union, if approved, will cover include workers across front-facing, administrative and curatorial departments, among others
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will now represent 266 employees at the museum and another 249 at the school
Negotiations have been delayed, with wages proving a major sticking point and with administrators proposing increases well below union members’ demands
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