After more than a year of work, labor organizers working with employees at the Museum of Fine Arts filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board earlier this month to hold a union election, a move that could potentially affect hundreds of administrative, technical, and curatorial employees at Boston’s largest art museum.
The petition, which organizers said has “overwhelming support” among eligible staffers, sets the stage for a vote on whether to join UAW Local 2110, potentially ushering in an era of collective bargaining at a time of deep economic anxiety following a recent round of layoffs and early retirements at the museum.