{"id":360010,"date":"2026-09-29T19:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/360010\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:18:19","slug":"unions-reach-tentative-agreements-at-brooklyn-museum-and-american-folk-art-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/360010\/","title":{"rendered":"Unions Reach Tentative Agreements at Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Potentially averting strike action, both unions are set to vote on ratifying the tentative agreements with their respective museums starting today, September 29.<\/p>\n


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Two weeks after jointly voting to authorize strike action<\/a> with the Whitney Museum’s union amid stalled contract negotiations, unionized staff at the Brooklyn Museum and the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) are preparing to vote on ratifying tentative agreements with their respective institutions. <\/p>\n

In contrast with the Whitney union, which recently set a strike deadline of October 5<\/a>, the tentative agreements with AFAM and the Brooklyn Museum emerged before either union publicized a strike date, potentially averting the escalation altogether. All three museum unions have organized under UAW Local 2110, which represents the labor force across myriad cultural institutions in New York City and nationwide. <\/p>\n

A representative for the labor union did not immediately respond to Hyperallergic’s request for comment.<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn Museum<\/a> and AFAM<\/a> unions announced their tentative agreements on their Instagram pages, each noting that they’re set to vote on the ratification starting today, September 29. The parameters of either proposal have not yet been revealed, though all three unions have been mobilizing for a wage floor of around $71,000 for full-time employees \u2014 the minimum figure that City Hall recently calculated<\/a> for a single, childless adult to live sustainably in NYC.<\/p>\n

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