Posts tagged American Folk Art Museum
Unionized Workers at 4 NYC Museums Ratify Contracts, Quelling Strike Fears
October 6, 2026 // Unionized staff at the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), the Brooklyn Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, all in New York, have ratified four-year contracts with their respective managements, Artnews reports. AFAM’s union reached an agreement on its first contract, while those at the Brooklyn Museum, the Guggenheim, and the Jewish Museum gained satisfaction with their second contracts.
Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum unions vote for strikes
September 15, 2026 // Meanwhile, the months leading up to today's announcement have been fraught for the Brooklyn Museum unions. Last year, museum leadership reversed plans to lay off more than a dozen workers following a $2.5 million grant from the New York City Council. Citing a widening deficit, the Brooklyn Museum had announced plans to cut more than 10 percent of its staff in February 2025, prompting backlash from the two unions representing museum workers, DC 37 Local 1502 and UAW Local 2110. The unions said the cuts had been announced without attempts to negotiate with their bargaining units.