Workers at the Whitney Museum Vote to Strike

Workers at the Whitney Museum vote to strike

Unionised staff at the New York City museum have voted to go on strike on 5 October if there is no progress in contract negotiations with museum leadership

Whitney Union Times Strike Date Ahead of Major Lichtenstein Retrospective

Unionized workers at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York will carry out a strike action on October 5 if they do not receive a fair contract offer, Local 2110 announced today. The date is perilously close to that of the opening of a blockbuster Roy Lichtenstein exhibition, slated to open to the […]

Whitney Museum Union Sets Strike Date Ahead of Major Roy Lichtenstein Show

Unionized staff at the Whitney Museum of American Art are preparing to strike starting Monday, October 5, if they don't reach what they consider a fair contract with the museum. After voting earlier this month to authorize strike action in conjunction with the Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum unions, the Whitney union has timed its deadline around the preview week for late Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's retrospective, which opens to t…