November 14, 2023 Vermont Historical Society workers ratify first contract a year after forming their union Workers at Vermont Historical Society have their first contract. Read More
October 06, 2023 First contract for Academy Museum workers contains much-needed pay hikes, other gains Robust pay hikes are part of the first contract negotiated by the Academy Museum Workers Union. Read More
September 26, 2023 Art Institute school and museum staff win first contract Members of the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United (AICWU/AFSCME) have won a first contract that includes wage increases and addresses critical workplace issues. Read More
September 13, 2023 Historic union election win at Kidspace Children’s Museum despite management pushback Sixty workers at California’s Kidspace Children’s Museum officially have a union. Read More
August 23, 2023 First contract brings big wins for workers at Minnesota Historical Society Workers at the Minnesota Historical Society are seeing the union difference in the first contract they negotiated. Read More
June 26, 2023 Workers at Walters Art Museum win union election Congratulations to workers at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore for voting to unionize through AFSCME Council 3. Read More
June 15, 2023 Nature Museum workers win union election with AFSCME Workers at Chicago’s Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum have voted to form a union. Read More
May 25, 2023 Kidspace Children’s Museum workers announce plans to build power through AFSCME Workers at Kidspace Museum want to unionize to gain respect and have a say in the daily decision-making process. Read More
May 19, 2023 Workers at another Chicago institution are forming a union with AFSCME Workers at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago have decided to build power through AFSCME. Read More
May 04, 2023 Salt Lake City Public Library workers seek to form first library union in Utah Workers at the Salt Lake City Public Library system want to form Utah’s first library union. Read More
May 01, 2023 Walters Art Museum workers are heading to a union election after two years It’s taken two years, but workers at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore will soon be able to vote to form a union. Read More
April 26, 2023 Library workers reflect on why they formed a union and how it’s improving the workplace In a National Library Week feature, two Missouri members talk about why they formed a union at their library. Read More
April 11, 2023 Please Touch Museum workers overwhelmingly vote to form union through AFSCME Another museum now has a union – Philadelphia’s Please Touch Museum for children. Read More
March 29, 2023 Wex Workers United unanimously vote ‘union yes’ AFSCME’s nationwide effort to organize cultural workers notches another victory, this time at Ohio’s Wexner Center for the Arts. Read More
March 28, 2023 Nature Museum employees in Illinois forming union with AFSCME Nearly 50 workers at the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum are forming a union through AFSCME Council 31. Read More
March 13, 2023 Field Museum employees win union with AFSCME AFSCME Council 31 welcomes workers at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Read More
March 02, 2023 Cultural workers nationwide are rising up to secure a voice on the job Momentum was strong for AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United Campaign in 2022. Read More
February 28, 2023 AFSCME cultural workers spotlight Black artists AFSCME cultural workers take to Instagram to spotlight Black artists. Read More
January 27, 2023 Legislation would give Walters Art Museum employees collective bargaining rights Legislation filed in the Maryland legislature would allow Walters Art Museum workers to form a union. Read More
January 20, 2023 Wisconsin museum workers ratify fair contract after several negotiations Members finally ratified a fair contract with management in December 2022. Read More
December 16, 2022 Cultural workers win at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago is the site of another cultural workers organizing victory. This time, it involves 600 non-tenure track faculty at the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago. Read More
December 05, 2022 Academy Foundation workers in California win their AFSCME union Workers at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Foundation in California won their union after signing cards in support of joining AFSCME Council 36. Read More
November 22, 2022 Workers at Pratt libraries in Baltimore join AFSCME Cultural Workers United Workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME Council 67. Read More
November 15, 2022 In landslide victory, workers at Columbus Museum of Art vote to unionize with AFSCME More proof that the unionization drive is strong in cultural institutions – workers at the Columbus Museum of Art just formed a union through AFSCME Council 8. Read More
November 04, 2022 Workers at Tacoma, Chicago museums highlight growing organizing momentum The Field Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum provide the latest examples of the organizing momentum in the cultural sector. Read More
October 18, 2022 Philadelphia Museum of Art workers win major victories in contract, end historic strike AFSCME members at the Philadelphia Museum of Art ratified their first contract, ending their three-week long strike. Read More
October 11, 2022 Academy Foundation staff form union with AFSCME Council 36 Workers at the Academy Foundation, the preservation arm of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, have formed a union, AFWU, with AFSCME Council 36. Read More
September 27, 2022 Philadelphia Museum of Art workers begin strike over unfair labor practices for better wages, benefits Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art went on strike starting Monday seeking better wages and benefits from management. Read More
September 22, 2022 Workers union sues Walters Art Museum for violating the Maryland Public Information Act Walters Workers United members filed a lawsuit against their employer, seeking information about the museum’s efforts to prevent them from unionizing. Read More