American Folk Art Museum Workers Picket Gala, Calling for Higher Wages

American Folk Art Museum Workers Picket Gala, Calling for Higher Wages

These folk want a fair contract.Workers at the American Folk Art Museum in New York City joined three dozen UAW Local 2110 organizers to picket the museum’s annual gala at the Mandarin Oriental in Columbus Circle on Wednesday night, May 6, demanding higher wages and better benefits.Union members marched in front of the Upper West Side luxury hotel for two hours, holding signs that read, “For Folk’s Sake” and “Self Taught, Not Self Funded” while …

France Passes Historic Law for Restituting Colonial-Era Art, American Folk Art Museum Workers Protest, and More: Morning Links for May 8, 2026

France passed a law for restituting colonial-era art, American Folk Art Museum workers protested, and more global art news.