Labour
Strike at New York’s Hispanic Society enters sixth week, with ‘no movement’ in negotiations
The strike at the Manhattan museum, which had been on the cusp of reopening after a six-year renovation, has now stretched into its third month
Brooklyn Museum workers hold rally at fundraising gala
Members of the museum’s union, who have been in negotiations with administration over their first contract for more than a year, handed out leaflets to attendees arriving for the annual Artists Ball
Part-time faculty at New York’s New School university are on strike amid fractious contract negotiations
Part-time faculty at the university, which includes the revered Parsons School of Design, account for roughly 80% of all faculty
Workers at New York’s Storm King Art Center seek to form a union amid $45m campus revamp
Employees of the non-profit it are seeking union representation, but administrators have opted not to voluntarily recognise the unions
After strike and with a hard-won new contract, Philadelphia Museum of Art employees go back to work
Following a contentious few weeks that capped two years of negotiations, workers and administrators are eager to move forward, even if some sore spots remain
Philadelphia Museum of Art workers reach contract agreement, ending three-week strike
Following two years of negotiations and a historic strike by the museum’s unionised workers, employees and leaders agreed to a contract
Brooklyn Museum workers rally at open house to call attention to stalled contract negotiations
Unionised workers lined the main entryway to the museum as visitors arrived for after-hours programming
Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are on strike 'until we get the contract we deserve'
After a one-day strike failed to move negotiations forward, unionised workers at the museum have begun an indefinite strike
Philadelphia Museum of Art workers hold one-day strike
The strike by unionised employees of the museum was intended to put pressure on the administration amid protracted contract negotiations
Staff at the Dia Art Foundation vote overwhelmingly in favour of forming a union
More than 90% of workers voted to form a union at the institution, which operates spaces in Manhattan, Beacon and the Hamptons, as well as site-specific works in Manhattan, Utah, New Mexico and Germany
Mass Moca workers walk off the job for one-day strike
Unionised employees of the North Adams, Massachusetts museum sought to pressure the institution’s administration amid ongoing contract negotiations
Workers at the Baltimore Museum of Art vote to form a wall-to-wall union
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
Hundreds demonstrate at Philadelphia Museum of Art as both sides remain 'very far apart' in union contract negotiations
Workers at the museum have been without a contract since forming a union in 2020
After 18 months of negotiations, MFA Boston workers reach their first union contract
The contract was approved by 87% of union members and ensures double-digit wage and salary increases over the next three years
Faculty at the ArtCenter College of Design in Southern California vote to form union
Faculty at the school voted 60% in favour of forming the union, which will represent some 700 people
Unionised Philadelphia Museum of Art workers rally to push contract negotiations forward
Negotiations between the union and museum leadership have been ongoing since October 2020
Starbucks workers rally outside Museum of Modern Art gala amid nationwide union negotiations
Demonstrators gathered outside the museum's annual Party in the Garden gala to confront honouree Mellody Hobson, chair of the Starbucks board, who they claim is complicit in the company's union-busting efforts
Unionised workers at MOCA Los Angeles ratify first contract with museum
Negotiations between museum leadership and the union had repeatedly been delayed due to Covid-19, administrative shakeups and more issues
Whitney Museum workers protest outside the institution’s fundraising gala over union contract negotiations
Around 100 demonstrators rallied outside the institution during its gala, hoping to give greater urgency to ongoing negotiations with museum leaders
Non-tenured faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold rally in support of union push
If successful, they would join staff at the school and its namesake museum who voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionising in January
Staff, faculty and students at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts hold rally amid union vote and negotiations
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
California College of the Arts and two unions reach agreements on new contracts
The agreements come after many months of negotiations and a strike in February
Whitney Museum staff protest against stalled contract negotiations at biennial’s VIP opening
Guests arriving at Tuesday’s reception were handed leaflets explaining the current state of negotiations between the newly formed union and museum administration
Can New York's imminent salary transparency law pierce the art world's smokescreen?
City council's move to enforce wage disclosures in job adverts could usher in a sea change at major US cultural institutions—challenging persistent pay inequality in the sector
Workers at Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts move to form union
Staff at the arts centre recently informed the administration of their intention to unionise with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
California College of the Arts workers go on strike
Staff, faculty and students have joined the picket lines, some over protracted contract negotiations, others in solidarity with their colleagues
Employees at New York City’s Jewish Museum vote to unionise
The union, if approved, will cover include workers across front-facing, administrative and curatorial departments, among others
Employees at the Art Institute of Chicago museum and school vote to join union
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will now represent 266 employees at the museum and another 249 at the school
Two years after forming union, MOCA Los Angeles employees still negotiating first contract with museum leaders
Negotiations have been delayed, with wages proving a major sticking point and with administrators proposing increases well below union members’ demands
MFA Boston workers who unionised go on strike
More than 200 workers at the museum are striking for a day in protest of stalled contract negotiations