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”
Labour representative says the organisation is engaged in “union-busting” tactics
Staff members overwhelmingly support joining a local that represents MoMA employees