It seems that a virulent strain of unionism, born out of lockdown and pressingly of the moment, has swept the US’s museum sector. This is a new form of collective action: remotely formed, digitally optimised, fluent in social communications, diverse in composition and intent on overturning long-held status quos around labor rights, job security and working conditions. These new unions often work in harmony with more traditional and historic ones. As well as collective bargaining and negotiation with employees, they seek to support anonymous whistleblowers, increase transparency and push for social justice.
State of the unions: why US museum workers are mobilizing against their employers
