Curators, conservators, workers in visitors services and across most departments at the museum joined the picket line.
"A lot of folks have more than two jobs to get by. Many of us are required to have master's degrees so we have student loan debt, so this is really about survival for a lot of us," stated Rizzo.
"There are definitely jobs that our colleagues have left the museum for that pay definitely better. It's not only in New York or LA, but that could be at the Barnes, at PAFA, the Penn Museum," added curator Amanda Bock. A museum spokesperson counters their offers are on par with industry standards, noting a higher cost of living in cities like New York.
The museum said their offers included wage increases totaling 8.5% over the next ten months and 11% by July 2024, four weeks of paid parental leave in addition to their current paid time off, and a more flexible remote work schedule. A statement from the museum read, in part, "The museum remains committed to reaching a collective bargaining agreement that is both fair to our staff and responsible to the long-term sustainability of this Philadelphia institution.""Philadephia is a union town. This is a union that deserves to be recognized. It deserves a contract, and it deserves the support of the labor movement," Jordan said.Copyright © 2022 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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