Unions
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
Workers at the Brooklyn Museum vote overwhelmingly to form a union
Represented by a UAW local, curators, conservators, educators and others at the New York institution will now seek to negotiate a contract with management
Brooklyn Museum employees seek to form a union bargaining unit
The labour chapter would represent 130 curators, conservators, front-desk staff and others
After long talks, Guggenheim’s unionised employees sign agreement with the museum
Accord includes average pay increases of 10% and annual bonuses for on-call workers
Employees at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh vote decisively to form a union
Goals include better pay and benefits, Covid-19 safety and a role in the institutions’ decision-making
It is not just artists who are starving: how the US can rebuild its creative industry post-Covid
A proposal issued to both presidential campaigns by Americans for the Arts outlines a national strategy to put creative workers back to work
With unemployment at an historic high, America's art workers band together
Labour organising is building across the culture sphere. Could an industry-wide arts union be next?
Tate will axe more than 300 jobs from its commercial arm next month
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
Strike action looms at Tate and Southbank Centre as unions fight restructuring plans
Around 600 jobs are set to be axed across both sites as financial fallout from coronavirus pandemic intensifies
Union accuses New Museum of ‘discriminatory’ layoffs and furloughs
Complaint to the National Labor Relations Board accuses institution of retaliating against bargaining unit members
In a virtual rally, Carnegie Museums employees launch union organising drive
Goals include a greater role in decision-making at the four Pittsburgh institutions, which reopened Monday
Labour organising committee assails Philadelphia museum’s use of a ‘union avoidance’ law firm
Employees call on the museum to take a position of neutrality in any union vote
Workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art seek to unionise
Entreating management to recognise the union voluntarily, employees emphasise goals of equity, diversity and inclusion
‘You can’t exactly walk a picket line in a pandemic’: New York union leader Maida Rosenstein on the crisis for museum workers
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
UOVO employees vote against unionising after weeks of contention
The decision comes after the company was accused of using “aggressive and coercive tactics” against staff when they attempted to unionise in September
New York public officials threaten funding cuts for art storage company UOVO due to anti-union efforts
A letter sent to the company's leadership yesterday outlines “aggressive and coercive tactics” used against employees after they attempted to unionise last month
New Museum and union reach agreement on a contract
After a strike threat, a marathon bargaining session results in an average pay increase of 8% for full-time employees
New Museum employees vote to strike if no agreement is reached with management
Saying the two sides are sharply at odds, workers vote 69 to 3 in favour of a strike should progress prove elusive
Rally at New Museum reception brings attention to union negotiations
Bargaining committee member says it is “feeling hopeful that progress will be made”
Employees at the Guggenheim seek to unionise
Labour representative says the organisation is engaged in “union-busting” tactics
New Museum employees vote to unionise
Staff members overwhelmingly support joining a local that represents MoMA employees