Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum Unions Reach Tentative Agreements Ahead of Ratification Vote
Union members at the Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum have reached preliminary agreements with management, with voting on the proposals set to start on September 29. This progress precedes any announced strike plans, contrasting with the Whitney Museum union that is preparing for a potential strike beginning October 5 due to contract disputes related to a new exhibition. All three unions belong to UAW Local 2110, which advocates for cultural workers in New York City, seeking a base salary of approximately $71,000 for full-time roles, crucial for sustaining life in the city.
Key facts
- Unionized staff at the Brooklyn Museum and the American Folk Art Museum reached tentative agreements with their institutions.
- Ratification votes began on September 29.
- The tentative agreements emerged before either union publicized a strike date.
- The Whitney Museum union had set a strike deadline of October 5 ahead of a major Roy Lichtenstein show.
- Two weeks earlier, the Whitney, Brooklyn Museum, and AFAM unions jointly voted to authorize strike action amid stalled contract negotiations.
- All three museum unions are organized under UAW Local 2110.
- The Brooklyn Museum and AFAM unions announced the tentative agreements on their Instagram pages.
- All three unions have been mobilizing for a wage floor of around $71,000 for full-time employees, the minimum figure City Hall recently calculated for a single, childless adult to live sustainably in NYC.
Entities
Artists
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Richard Ho
- Derrick Charles
- Carmen De La Rosa
- Elizabeth St. George
- Iris van Herpen
- Micah Musheno
- Kim Conaty
- Pat Oleszko
Institutions
- Brooklyn Museum
- American Folk Art Museum
- Whitney Museum
- UAW Local 2110
- Hyperallergic
- City Hall
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2110
- Guggenheim Museum
- Local 2110 UAW
- UAW
- DC 37 Local 1502
- New York City Council
- Committee on Civil Service and Labor
- ARTnews
- Hood Museum of Art
- Dartmouth College
- Whitney Biennial
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
- Queens
- Upper West Side
- New York