Employees across the sector are turning to unions to fight for better wages, benefits and working conditions

Students and faculty at the top-ranked art and design university have been vocal in their support of custodial, moving and groundskeeping staff

The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers is one of the most prestigious university art programmes on the East Coast

Unionised workers at the institution in Upper Manhattan have been on strike since 27 March as negotiations over their first contract have stalled

As museum members and supporters waited to enter opening celebrations for Gego and Sarah Sze shows, they were greeted by members of UAW Local 2110

The deal means significant pay increases for hourly wage earners and salaried employees alike, and extends some benefits to temporary workers

Workers at the Wallace Collection, Historic England, National Museums Scotland and the National Museum of Liverpool will also be striking over pay and labour conditions

Lecturers across the country are protesting university workers’ pay, pensions and working conditions

Workers are increasingly turning to collective bargaining, industrial action and representation by trade unions

Employees of the non-profit it are seeking union representation, but administrators have opted not to voluntarily recognise the unions

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