Museum of Fine Arts workers on 1-day strike over pay, COVID safety

by Justin | Nov 17, 2021 | Museum of Fine Arts Union, Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110

Pandemic-weary workers at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts went on a one-day strike Wednesday over stalled contract negotiations with management, the latest strike amid an monthslong uptick in labor action nationwide. The MFA Union represents public-facing staff, library...

With stagnating bargaining negotiations and a 1,804-234 authorization vote, the SWC-UAW bargaining committee is threatening a strike this semester

by Justin | Oct 1, 2021 | Columbia University, Student Workers of Columbia, UAW Local 2110

Exasperated by stagnant bargaining talks and recent pay structure changes, the Student Workers of Columbia–United Auto Workers voted 1,804 to 234 to authorize a strike. In doing so, the SWC-UAW has given a mandate to its bargaining committee to initiate a strike,...

Museum Workers Are Joining the Growing Labor Movement

by Justin | Sep 23, 2021 | Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110

In the past two years, cultural workers around the U.S. — including those who work in the arts and at cultural institutions like museums and libraries — have joined a burgeoning unionization movement, seeking a means to better wages, greater transparency and a seat at...

Stunning Sweep for the UAW: Three More New York City Museums Unionize With Local 2110

by Justin | Aug 26, 2021 | Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110

It has been a busy summer for union organizing among some of the nation’s most renowned art museums. In New York City alone there has been a spate of organizing efforts just inside of the last month. In a three week span, between July 26 and August 16, art workers at...

As Nonprofit Workers Push for for Representation, Brooklyn Museum Staffers Have Voted to Unionize by an Overwhelming Margin

by Justin | Aug 23, 2021 | Brooklyn Museum, Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110

Staffers at the Brooklyn Museum have voted overwhelmingly to unionize as they look to affiliate themselves with the Technical, Office, and Professional Union, Local 2110, part of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union. Ninety-six percent of the proposed bargaining...

Brooklyn Museum Staff Vote to Unionize

by Justin | Aug 20, 2021 | Brooklyn Museum, Museum Workers, UAW Local 2110

Staff at the Brooklyn Museum have overwhelmingly voted to form a union, becoming the latest in a string of museum workforces that have opted to collectively bargain.  In a National Labor Relations Board election this week, employees of the Eastern Parkway cultural...