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The agreement with members of two bargaining units comes as the popular outdoor art destination puts the finishing touches on a $45m campus revamp

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The institution’s new union, formed under UAW Local 2110, will represent workers across departments including curatorial, information technology, retail and more

Recent actions in front of and inside the Manhattan museum come as the workers are seeking their second contract since forming a union in 2019

Unionised workers and museum officials have ratified a new deal that raises staff minimum wages to $18 per hour

Two thirds of eligible workers voted in favour of forming a union, animated by issues including adequate staffing, career advancement and wages

It is the second time in two years that unionised employees of the museum have gone on strike

The potential deal between the union and administration came just hours before a vote to authorise a strike

Staff at the museum are the latest to join the unionisation movement that has swept across the sector in the US

The new contract, approved by an overwhelming majority of members, will see staff wages increase 17.5% over the next three years

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More than 500 workers at the institutions will get raises over 12%

With 97% of the vote, museum employees signed their first union contract after two years at the bargaining table

More than 500 workers at the Carnegie Museums in Pittsburgh voted to ratify their first contract after 18 months of negotiations

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

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

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

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

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

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