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What the Met museum’s union victory reveals about nonprofit governance
November 6, 2026 // According to UAW, workers cited long-term pay inequalities, lack of job protection, and increasing workloads as reasons for organizing. Alison Clark, a collections manager in the Asian Art department, explained more about the decision to unionize: “The museum often makes decisions without considering or consulting staff, such as changes to our work from home policy and erosion of our health and other benefits,” said Clark, who has worked at the Met for more than 20 years. “Right now, we’re contending with several large-scale capital projects that displace people and create a lot of additional work for the staff. Unionizing is the only way for us to have a strong collective voice to address concerns with the museum.”