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March 13, 2024

Denver Art Museum Workers Vote To Unionize

News Desk Art Forum

Workers at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) last week voted 120 to 59 in favor of unionizing under the auspices of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Cultural Workers United Council 18

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February 28, 2024

DC37 Retirees Association Taken Over by AFSCME

Chrystal Lewis Chief

The DC37 Retirees Association President said the trusteeship by AFSCME was a result of their opposition to being forced into a Medicare Advantage Plan and their support for the lawsuit brought by the NYC Organization of Retired Public Servants.

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January 4, 2023

In 2022, Art Workers Continued To Unionize and Strike for Their Rights

Karen K. Ho Art News

Momentum for unions and unionization efforts in art museums, art institutions, and art schools continued in 2022, as workers bargained for better conditions, held strikes, and even ratified contracts.

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August 31, 2022

Inside the Drive To Bring ‘Cultural Workers’ Into the Labor Movement

Kristin Toussaint Fast Company

The AFL-CIO largely has a goal of adding 1 million new union members over the next decade, and AFSCME’s work with cultural institutions is a big part of that effort.

July 11, 2022

Jerry McEntee: 1935–2022

AFSCME Staff AFSCME

Gerald W. McEntee, the longtime president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFL-CIO), who led the union to historic growth, positioning it as a voice for working people and a force to be reckoned with in the nation’s civil rights movement, died Sunday, July 10, 2022.

January 31, 2022

Year in Review: 2021 Was a Banner Year For Cultural Workers United

Kathleen Cancio AFSCME

Last year, cultural workers increasingly turned to AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United campaign to build power, making 2021 a year of remarkable success for CWU.

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January 12, 2022

Employees at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Join Union

David Roeder Chicago Sun Times

Employees at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago have voted to unionize, a day after museum staffers affiliated with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

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November 9, 2021

Baltimore Museum of Art Workers Say Fair Pay and Job Security Shouldn’t Be a Privilege

Rebekah Kirkman BmoreArt

Baltimore Museum of Art workers are unionizing for livable wages, staff advancement, health and safety.

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July 29, 2020

California’s Child Care Providers Win Historic Union Election in Landslide

AFSCME Staff AFSCME

In a union election victory 17 years in the making, 40,000 child care providers in California have voted overwhelmingly to be represented by their union, Child Care Providers United (CCPU). This was a joint effort of AFSCME and SEIU.

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March 25, 2020

‘Bernie Has a Real Decision to Make’: Labor Throws in With Biden

Marc Caputo POLITICO

Joe Biden has racked up endorsements from four of the largest — and most politically influential — unions in the past 10 days, a show of force that has bolstered his standing as the de facto Democratic nominee for president.

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