AFSCME Cultural Workers United

06/13/2026

“This has been a long time coming, and I think we are all feeling relieved to have finally ratified our first contract,” said Chase, a gallery host.

“We're in a much better position as workers at the DAM than we were before and feel confident that we can achieve even more with our second contract. We are the ones who keep the museum running, and we must never forget that.”

Employees at the Denver Art Museum have ratified the first-ever union contract for Colorado museum workers, winning more equitable pay, stronger rights and better benefits.

06/12/2026

Illinois Cultural Workers United-AFSCME is on fire! Congratulations to our newest union siblings at Geneva Public Library who are organizing with AFSCME Council 31 🥳

"An empowered and unified workforce leads to greater employee satisfaction, retention and productivity, resulting in a better library for everyone,” Geneva Public Library workers wrote in a public letter. That's why they're claiming their voice on the job by forming a union with AFSCME Council 31!

06/05/2026

Our union siblings at Seattle Art Museum are heading toward their union election on June 17 🎉

06/05/2026

Atelier employees join more than 50,000 workers in libraries, museums and other cultural institutions across the country who have gained a voice on the job through our AFSCME Cultural Workers United campaign. That includes workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Please Touch Museum and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, among others.

Art services employees in Philadelphia win union recognition in yet another AFSCME victory for cultural workers.

06/04/2026

Great feature on our newest union siblings at the American Library Association!

A hearty congratulations to the members of the newly formed ALA Workers United (ALAWU)! In March, employees at the American Library Association announced their intention to form a union, and last week, they voted on that proposal. More than 95% of the employees who voted were in favor of for

05/26/2026

"Picketers at the demonstration stated that many of the zoo's animal care keepers are currently struggling to pay rent, with some even relying on local food banks to eat. Representatives from the union contrasted these hardships with the compensation of top executives at the non-profit organization, noting that some annual paychecks exceed 600,000 dollars."

𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀! ✊

Animal care keepers at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens took to the picket lines today, demanding fair wages and accusing management of stalling contract negot

05/21/2026

Whoohoo! 🥳 Congrats to our newest siblings!!

05/18/2026

Happy International Museum Day! Today we celebrate the places that bring discovery, culture, and community to life—and the dedicated public service workers who help make those experiences possible.

AFSCME Cultural Workers United

05/15/2026

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05/15/2026

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨Send a letter to Cleveland Museum of Natural History in support of our union siblings who won their union election and are now fighting for a fair contract: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/cmnhwucontract