Met Museum Employees Vote to Unionize
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Hundreds of Metropolitan Museum of Art staff members voted 542 to 172 to unionize with Local 2110 of the United Automobile Workers, forming one of the largest cultural institution bargaining units in the U.S.
- The union represents a diverse group of employees across departments such as curatorial, conservation, education, and retail, potentially covering nearly 900 workers, about half of the museum's workforce.
- The museum challenged the eligibility of over 100 employees for union membership, while hundreds of other staff, including security guards, are already unionized under different unions.
- The Met emphasized its competitive salaries and benefits, stating that over 600 employees earn above $100,000 annually and that wages have increased by an average of
