![]() The Mass Moca union is part ofLocal 2110 of the United Auto Workers (UAW), which also includes workers at cultural institutions, nonprofits and museums across the Northeast and beyond such as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Portland Museum of Art in Maine, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Jewish Museum and elsewhere. “Throughout negotiations, we’ve consistently demonstrated a willingness to listen and genuinely consider the union’s demands-and when their proposals provided for a positive employee experience, and supported our museum culture of teamwork, collaboration and excellence, we welcomed and worked with those objectives.” Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions and special projects at LAXART, Los Angeles (2013) RISD Museum, Providence (2015) the Museum of Modern Art (2015) MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (2016) Jeu de Paume, Paris (2017) Nottingham Contemporary, UK (2018) the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2019) and the Contemporary Art Center. “While we respect our employees’ right to strike as a means of expressing their views, we are also disappointed in their decision, given the positive and collaborative environment that we have worked to foster,” a museum spokesperson says. However, according to the union, Mass Moca’s administration is proposing a $16 per hour minimum and no guaranteed increases in 20.Ī member of the Masschusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's union during the 19 August strike Courtesy UAW The union is seeking a minimum rate of $18 per hour for the first year of the contract and increases in 20 that would raise staff compensation closer to $20 per hour by the end of the contract. However, about two thirds of the bargaining unit’s members make under $15.50 per hour. The average wage in the Mass Moca bargaining unit is currently $17.30. However, the museum has been far more antagonistic toward the union during the time that we have been bargaining, and I place a lot of responsibility on the tactics being used by the museum's legal representation.” We found the museum to be more agreeable toward the union during the organising and voting period. “The union is disappointed by the change in tenor from the museum that has happened since negotiations started. ![]() “We are still far apart on a number of critical issues that are very important to us and our members,” Elliot says. Ahead of the strike, the union launched a fund that will enable employees who lost a day of pay because of their participation to still be compensated. ![]() Issues that prompted the union to organise today’s strike are related to wages, benefits, grievance and arbitration procedures, union security and pathways to advancement at the museum. Striking members of the Masschusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's union Courtesy UAW ![]()
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