Academy Museum Staffers Announce Formation Of Union
deadline.comWorkers at at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced the formation of the union Academy Museum Workers United, as part of Council 36 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
AMWU now seeks recognition from the Museum as the exclusive representative for over 200 union-eligible employees working at both front and back of house.The Academy Museum just opened its physical location in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles in September last year, after decades of planning.
Its staffers formed their union to address working conditions, wages and benefits, as well as to afford employees a hand in shaping the museum’s future.AMWU plans on filing for a union election through the National Labor Relations Board soon, should the Museum fail to grant it voluntary recognition.
After receiving recognition, through an election or voluntarily from the Museum, AMWU members will begin negotiating a contract with their employer.“We are thrilled to be forming our union, Academy Museum Workers United, because it is time those who work in preserving and celebrating art, in this case the art of cinema, have a voice on the job,” said Retail Sales Associate, Sarah Stearn. “All workers deserve respect and a say in our working conditions and the direction of our work.
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