Employees across the sector are turning to unions to fight for better wages, benefits and working conditions

The strike at the Manhattan museum, which had been on the cusp of reopening after a six-year renovation, has now stretched into its third month

Members of the museum’s union, who have been in negotiations with administration over their first contract for more than a year, handed out leaflets to attendees arriving for the annual Artists Ball

Students and faculty at the top-ranked art and design university have been vocal in their support of custodial, moving and groundskeeping staff

The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers is one of the most prestigious university art programmes on the East Coast

Unionised workers at the institution in Upper Manhattan have been on strike since 27 March as negotiations over their first contract have stalled

As museum members and supporters waited to enter opening celebrations for Gego and Sarah Sze shows, they were greeted by members of UAW Local 2110

The museum was reportedly to be the site of a “guerrilla art installation” by Extinction Rebellion Boston on 18 March

The deal means significant pay increases for hourly wage earners and salaried employees alike, and extends some benefits to temporary workers

The longest adjunct faculty strike to date in the US is over after instructors and administrators finally reached a tentative agreement on a new contract

Part-time faculty at the university, which includes the revered Parsons School of Design, account for roughly 80% of all faculty

Employees of the non-profit it are seeking union representation, but administrators have opted not to voluntarily recognise the unions

Following a contentious few weeks that capped two years of negotiations, workers and administrators are eager to move forward, even if some sore spots remain

Following two years of negotiations and a historic strike by the museum’s unionised workers, employees and leaders agreed to a contract

Unionised workers lined the main entryway to the museum as visitors arrived for after-hours programming

After a one-day strike failed to move negotiations forward, unionised workers at the museum have begun an indefinite strike

The strike by unionised employees of the museum was intended to put pressure on the administration amid protracted contract negotiations

In “The African Desperate”, an art school student navigates microaggressions and social dynamics that are only slight exaggerations of art world tensions

More than 90% of workers voted to form a union at the institution, which operates spaces in Manhattan, Beacon and the Hamptons, as well as site-specific works in Manhattan, Utah, New Mexico and Germany

With contract negotiations well into their second year, the union claims the museum’s leadership has been “repeatedly interfering with employees’ rights”

Rachel Williams, a friend of Anna Sorokin’s who ultimately assisted authorities in having her arrested, claims ‘Inventing Anna’ is a “hatchet job”

Unionised employees of the North Adams, Massachusetts museum sought to pressure the institution’s administration amid ongoing contract negotiations

The proposed union would consist of 135 professional and non-professional staff at Dia sites in New York, Beacon, Long Island and New Mexico

In a vote on 14 July, 89 workers voted to unionise while 29 voted to not, making the museum the latest US art institution to join the labour movement

Workers at the museum have been without a contract since forming a union in 2020

Kelcey Edwards’s documentary delves into some of the open secrets underpinning today’s art world

The contract was approved by 87% of union members and ensures double-digit wage and salary increases over the next three years

The decision, though expected, still sparked shock and outrage for many artists and gallerists

Faculty at the school voted 60% in favour of forming the union, which will represent some 700 people

Negotiations between the union and museum leadership have been ongoing since October 2020