After 19 Bitter Days on Strike, the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Union Has Reached a Tentative Deal With Management
Unionized workers have reached a tentative agreement with the museum's management after 19 days on strike.
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Unionized workers have reached a tentative agreement with the museum's management after 19 days on strike.
The strike of nearly 200 museum workers comes amid a rising wave of class struggle internationally and among cultural workers particularly.
On Monday, workers gathered at various points around the museum chanting, “No contract, no peace! No contract, no Matisse!” The latter slogan is a reference to the upcoming exhibition of the works of French painter Henri Matisse.
If the PRO Act is not ended, labor corruption like New York's Local 1549 will continue to run rampant.
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