The Filadelphia Museum of Art and its unions have announced that they have reached a provisional labor agreement to end a 19 -day strike on Friday.
Local branches, which represent about 190 museum workers, and the local governments of the local governments, have been sought for the first contract since they were formed in the summer of 2020.
Adam Rizzo, chairman of Local 397, stated that this transaction would increase salary by 14% during the three -year contract period. He sets the minimum salary to $ 42,000. Raise the minimum wage of hourly wage from $ 15 to $ 16.75. 4週間の育児休暇を追加。 In addition, it reduces the cost of medical insurance plans, which are exempted by most employees.
“I think this will have a significant impact on museum workers, and it may have a spillage effect on other cultural institutions,” said Retzo.
Sasha Suda, who was appointed director of the museum last month, said that the agreement would take a long time. “This shows that no matter how complicated it is, we can cooperate.” Told. “And we really believe we have built a solid foundation.”
This contract can minimize the confusion due to the preparation of the museums of Jasper Johns, Marcel Duchas, Constantan Blanksia, and Auguste Rodin. Henri Matisis Exhibition The next week.Union staff Canceled Pike event A celebration related to the exhibition is scheduled on Saturday.
Leslie Ann Miller, Chairman of the Museum, said that the desire to open the Matisis and be able to visit freely, was the motivation for a quick solution. During the strike that began on September 26, the gallery, shops, and restaurants were opened using management and non -union employees.
“For weeks, they said they wouldn’t even negotiate with us unless we reduced our proposals, but we think it was not true.”
Strike was a turbulent period for the Philadelphia Museum, which employs about 340 employees and accepts about 750,000 visitors a year.
In 2020, the New York Times reported that the young male manager was accused of abusing several women in the staff, criticizing the museum. Employees joined the union due to gender and fair issues. Timothy Love, the director at the time, apologized to the staff. Mr. Suda was selected as a successor to Lub, who resigned last summer, and immediately faced a labor dispute.
According to Miller, the board of directors at the museum hoped to resolve the labor dispute before Suda arrived, and was relieved to resolve it. I’m looking forward to what I believe, “she said.
John Hoodle When contributed to the report.