Twenty-two months into contract negotiations, the new Philadelphia Museum of Art staff union has formally accused management of unfair labor practices.
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Workers with the Philadelphia Museum of Art voted in a landslide to unionize in August 2020. Nearly two years later, the union is still working to secure its first contract with senior management at the beloved institution. The union, AFSCME Local 397, is fighting for job security, guaranteed pay increases, paid family leave and more affordable health care.
PHILADELPHIA (PAI) Between the coronavirus pandemic and bosses’ implacable opposition to recognizing and bargaining with the union their workers want, some of Adam Rizzo’s colleagues at the Philadelphia Museum of Art haven’t seen a regular weekly paycheck or one above the level of fast-foo.