Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City have overwhelmingly voted to form a union with UAW Local 2110.
The bargaining unit includes a number of essential roles at the historic institution, including curators, librarians, conservators, archivists and more. Workers at The Met join the ranks of their colleagues at the Guggenheim, New York Historical, the Tenement Museum and other cultural centers in the city who are already represented by Local 2110.
“I’ve worked at The Met for 31 years and I truly love it, but our expertise and our labor have real value deserving of recognition,” said Stephanie Post, a digital archivist, “By unionizing, we aren’t just protecting our own jobs—we are building a collective voice to ensure every staff member, now and in the future, gets the respect and protection they deserve.”
- AFL-CIO Daily Brief