May 1, 2024
Subject: UMW Newsletter
Hello United Museum Workers,
Happy International Workers Day!
You are all invited to attend the next Local 9562 meeting on Sunday, May 19th at 6:30pm. Join in person at the Friends Meeting House at 4836 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. All of the officers nominated at our last meeting should plan to attend, since we will conduct the official swearing in of officers at this upcoming meeting. There will be snacks!
In person attendance is encouraged, but you can also join on Zoom by registering at this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqd--hpjMoG93ucipm4Lt7Gw2sVII37rOB
Our President Met The President!
On April 18th, UMW President Jenise Brown met USA President Joe Biden at USW Headquarters as part of an event in which he met several USW leaders. Jenise has written the following statement about the experience:
A message from your President
I was invited to join the USW District 10 (Pennsylvania) delegation to meet President Biden during his visit to Pittsburgh. I spent most of the day getting to talk with other USW Local & Unit Presidents from across industries, District Director Bernie Hall and his staff, and USW President Dave McCall. After President Biden entered the building I had a chance to briefly shake his hand and then attend his speech. The President spoke about the state of steel in the US with renewed promises to back American steel production.
A diverse collective of people comprise our union at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, and we naturally have a diverse range of feelings about various elected officials; this is totally okay - in fact, it's important for us to make space for this. It is my own belief that, especially as a relatively new union, engaging with political leaders at this level helps us to be taken seriously and amplifies our work. I was proud to represent our union!
Check out the Art Museum Unions Index
Museums Moving Forward, an organization staffed by museum workers across the country, has recently released their Art Museum Unions Index, a research tool about unions at private nonprofit art museums, including UMW. Check out the index at this link and learn more about our museum union peers: https://museumsmovingforward.com/research/projects/union-organizing/union-index
The website has a comment button in the bottom-right corner that you can use to provide feedback. If you notice any errors or gaps in the data, please let them know.
Union Happy Hour
East End Brewery hosts a union happy hour on the second Friday of every month. Come join your comrades from Local 9562 for food and drinks and make new friends from other unions like Pitt Staff, Faculty, Grad Workers, and many more!
The next happy hour is Friday, May 10th starting at 5pm.
East End Brewing Co. 147 Julius St. Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Questions? Ideas? We want to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected]. Our strength as a union lies in our transparent communication and shared experience. Let’s chat!
Happy International Workers Day!
You are all invited to attend the next Local 9562 meeting on Sunday, May 19th at 6:30pm. Join in person at the Friends Meeting House at 4836 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. All of the officers nominated at our last meeting should plan to attend, since we will conduct the official swearing in of officers at this upcoming meeting. There will be snacks!
In person attendance is encouraged, but you can also join on Zoom by registering at this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqd--hpjMoG93ucipm4Lt7Gw2sVII37rOB
Our President Met The President!
On April 18th, UMW President Jenise Brown met USA President Joe Biden at USW Headquarters as part of an event in which he met several USW leaders. Jenise has written the following statement about the experience:
A message from your President
I was invited to join the USW District 10 (Pennsylvania) delegation to meet President Biden during his visit to Pittsburgh. I spent most of the day getting to talk with other USW Local & Unit Presidents from across industries, District Director Bernie Hall and his staff, and USW President Dave McCall. After President Biden entered the building I had a chance to briefly shake his hand and then attend his speech. The President spoke about the state of steel in the US with renewed promises to back American steel production.
A diverse collective of people comprise our union at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, and we naturally have a diverse range of feelings about various elected officials; this is totally okay - in fact, it's important for us to make space for this. It is my own belief that, especially as a relatively new union, engaging with political leaders at this level helps us to be taken seriously and amplifies our work. I was proud to represent our union!
Check out the Art Museum Unions Index
Museums Moving Forward, an organization staffed by museum workers across the country, has recently released their Art Museum Unions Index, a research tool about unions at private nonprofit art museums, including UMW. Check out the index at this link and learn more about our museum union peers: https://museumsmovingforward.com/research/projects/union-organizing/union-index
The website has a comment button in the bottom-right corner that you can use to provide feedback. If you notice any errors or gaps in the data, please let them know.
Union Happy Hour
East End Brewery hosts a union happy hour on the second Friday of every month. Come join your comrades from Local 9562 for food and drinks and make new friends from other unions like Pitt Staff, Faculty, Grad Workers, and many more!
The next happy hour is Friday, May 10th starting at 5pm.
East End Brewing Co. 147 Julius St. Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Questions? Ideas? We want to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected]. Our strength as a union lies in our transparent communication and shared experience. Let’s chat!
