What have we accomplished in our second year as a union?

  • Negotiated multiple wage increases, including a 2.5% cost of living adjustment for 2022 - the highest such raise offered in over five years - and a third pre-contract wage increase for our lowest-paid workers.​​
  • Finalized a new system for frontline staff members at all four museums to receive commissions for membership sales.
  • Improved communications across our museums by convincing management to provide CMP email addresses for every worker in the bargaining unit.
  • Demonstrated for a living wage at the opening of the Carnegie International, an iconic exhibition which was UNION-MADE.
  • Negotiated a reorganization of The Andy Warhol Museum’s department of Learning and Public Engagement which resulted in substantial wage increases for part-time arts educators.
  • ​Demonstrated at the screening of American Factory at the Carnegie Museum of Art as part of their Working Thought exhibition.
  • Marched in our first ever Labor Day Parade!
  • Supported our members and coworkers with snack breaks, happy hours, sticker and button days, and other actions of solidarity, as well as training and info sessions about Weingarten Rights, FMLA, ADA, and what it means to serve as a union steward.
  • Engaged visitors and staff during the opening of Mars: the Next Giant Leap outside of the Carnegie Science Center.
  • Stood in solidarity with workers across our city and industry, including members of the Pitt Faculty Union, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, Starbucks Workers United, La Prima United, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Union.