Tenement Museum front-facing workers (Visitor Services, Retail, Advance Sales and Education) unionized with UAW Local 2110 on 4/15 with a 72-3 win.
Lower East Side, Manhattan
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Please consider donating to our Mutual Aid In Hardship Fund, now set up to accept outside donations. @tenementmuseum is raising $250K for their expenses, but we think sustaining and supporting workers should be at the forefront during a pandemic
gofundme.com/f/tenement-muse… @gofundme
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Congratulations to @tenemuseunion! This is great news for @tenementmuseum (even if they haven't recognized this yet).
After 16 months of bargaining, we’ve reached a collective bargaining agreement with the Tenement Museum! #solidarityforever #1u
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WE DID IT! After 2 years of deep organizing and many road blocks along the way we finally had our union vote and voted 88% to unionize Housing Works! Stay tuned for next steps on moving toward bargaining our contract and happy holidays to all! #union #1U #UnionStrong
After 16 months of bargaining, we’ve reached a collective bargaining agreement with the Tenement Museum! #solidarityforever #1u
Our contract also puts in place health and safety processes for the COVID era & ensures that any employees laid off in the future will be entitled to severance pay--even part-timers, a first for the Tenement Museum!
Read more about our union’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic!
Pratt student group PEMP organized a discussion w members of the Tenement Museum Union (@tenemuseunion) to talk abt their experiences before and during the pandemic. Check out our new blog post about the discussion and lessons we can learn moving forward!
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We are overwhelmed - and energized - by the outpouring of support from our colleagues across the country & the globe. Your kind messages & words of encouragement mean so much. Thank you! ❤️
Whether you work at the MFA or not, there are several ways you can help our cause. (1/4)
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Today, the National Labor Relations Board will receive the paperwork for the MFA Union. Colleagues from across departments are joining in solidarity for an amazing museum we believe has the power & potential to do great things. We are excited to share this next step with you!
ALT A square image with the phrase “We filed!” displayed above the MFA Union logo. The union logo is a circle with “MFA UNION” written in large font followed by “UAW LOCAL 2110”. Beneath the logo is #mfaunion and the union’s tagline “A Museum For All”.
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Those who see Labor Day as a sop to “buy off” workers gloss over the struggles of those who fought for it. The workers’ movement and its socialists created Labor Day. It did not begin as a national holiday, but as self-activity in the streets. jacobinmag.com/2016/09/labor…
In years past, it’s been easy to think of #LaborDay as one last long weekend to celebrate the end of summer. This year, as we face a surge in police brutality alongside our daily struggles as workers in the midst of a pandemic, we think back to the roots of the holiday.
Labor Day was declared a federal holiday in 1894 to quell the lasting unrest created that summer by the American Railroad Union’s strike, which ended after the US Army killed 30 workers and injured more.
At the Tenement Museum, we tell the stories of the countless workers who fought for our rights and protections in the face of exploitation and tragedy. Today we look to them and to the many unions fighting side by side with us as we continue that historic struggle. #UnionStrong
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May Day undoubtedly belongs to us: it symbolizes internationalism and solidarity. But Labor Day also has roots in our radical tradition. The militant struggles of the 1880s produced both holidays, and Labor Day’s proponents also fought for the 8-hour day. jacobinmag.com/2016/09/labor…
500 days ago we voted to unionize. 500 days later, still no contract. If you’re as outraged as we are, email Morris Vogel at mvogel@tenement.org and tell him his workers need a fair contract.
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Wow this is horrible: ucommblog.com/section/safety…
The @tenementmuseum thinks spitting is disgusting but not union-busting 👀
In the 19th century, public health officials were waging a war against public spitting, a habit deeply engrained in male culture. They employed everything from educational campaigns, fines, and even jail time to try and stop the practice.
tenement.org/blog/a-long-bat…
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When the boss says forming a union will ruin the great relationship between you and the company
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