The proposed union would consist of 135 professional and non-professional staff at Dia sites in New York, Beacon, Long Island and New Mexico

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

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

Guests arriving at Tuesday’s reception were handed leaflets explaining the current state of negotiations between the newly formed union and museum administration

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The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will now represent 266 employees at the museum and another 249 at the school

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More than 200 workers at the museum are striking for a day in protest of stalled contract negotiations

Represented by a UAW local, curators, conservators, educators and others at the New York institution will now seek to negotiate a contract with management

The labour chapter would represent 130 curators, conservators, front-desk staff and others

Accord includes average pay increases of 10% and annual bonuses for on-call workers

Goals include better pay and benefits, Covid-19 safety and a role in the institutions’ decision-making

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Director Maria Balshaw says the organisation has been left with “no option” but to resize as visitor figures and revenues plunge due to the pandemic

Around 600 jobs are set to be axed across both sites as financial fallout from coronavirus pandemic intensifies

Complaint to the National Labor Relations Board accuses institution of retaliating against bargaining unit members

Goals include a greater role in decision-making at the four Pittsburgh institutions, which reopened Monday

Employees call on the museum to take a position of neutrality in any union vote

Entreating management to recognise the union voluntarily, employees emphasise goals of equity, diversity and inclusion

The president of the main museum union talks to us about what the organisation has been doing to secure jobs in the wake of coronavirus

The decision comes after the company was accused of using “aggressive and coercive tactics” against staff when they attempted to unionise in September

A letter sent to the company's leadership yesterday outlines “aggressive and coercive tactics” used against employees after they attempted to unionise last month

After a strike threat, a marathon bargaining session results in an average pay increase of 8% for full-time employees

Saying the two sides are sharply at odds, workers vote 69 to 3 in favour of a strike should progress prove elusive

Bargaining committee member says it is “feeling hopeful that progress will be made”