Unions Reach Tentative Agreements at Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum
Potentially averting strike action, both unions are set to vote on ratifying the tentative agreements with their respective museums starting today, September 29.
After two weeks of stalled contract negotiations, staff at the Brooklyn Museum and the American Folk Art Museum are set to vote on ratifying tentative agreements with their respective institutions. This stands in contrast to the Whitney Museum, whose union has set a strike deadline of October 5. The tentative agreements may prevent a strike from occurring altogether.
All three museum unions are part of UAW Local 2110, representing labor across various cultural institutions in New York City and nationwide. A union representative declined to comment to Hyperallergic. The Brooklyn Museum and AFAM unions announced their tentative agreements on their Instagram pages, stating that voting on ratification will commence today, September 29.
The specifics of the proposals have not been disclosed yet. However, all three unions have been advocating for a wage floor of approximately $71,000 for full-time employees, which is the minimum amount City Hall recently determined to enable a single, childless adult to live sustainably in NYC.
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