by Justin | Aug 4, 2021 | UAW Local 2110, Whitney Museum
The workers at the Whitney Museum finally succeeded in joining a union, after months of effort. The workers at the museum had an almost unanimous vote of 96-1 in favor of joining the Local 2110. The group is a division of the United Auto Workers, one of the largest...
by Justin | Jun 2, 2021 | Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110, Whitney Museum
“The Whitney has made the decision to extend recognition to the Technical, Office and Professional Union, Local 2110 UAW, AFL-CIO, following the museum’s receipt on May 17th of the Union’s petition to represent some of our employees,” a Whitney spokesperson told...
by Justin | Jun 2, 2021 | Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110, Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum of American Art says it has recognised the union local in which its workers are seeking to organise, meaning that its employees will not have to hold an election to advance their effort. The employees, including more than 180 curators, conservators,...
by Justin | May 31, 2021 | Museum Workers, Organizing, UAW Local 2110, Whitney Museum
Yesterday, the Whitney informed the NLRB of its intent to waive the need for an election, thereby voluntarily recognizing the union — a huge win for its workers, who had been in contact with United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110 since the museum’s reopening in the...
by Justin | May 18, 2021 | Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110, Whitney Museum
Employees of the Whitney Museum of American Art are the latest group of museum workers in the city to take steps toward forming a union. They are also the most recent example of museum employees who have chosen to organize under the wing of a union not everyone would...
