I believe the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is
also unionized -- I heard this mentioned on their job line, but
cannot speak to the adequacy of their pay for M.A.s :)
---"Olivia S. Anastasiadis" wrote:
>
> I think the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have unionized
> representation, but I do not recall to what extent
(registrarial
> definitely); some archivists at the National Archives are also
> represented by a union. You may want to call Ted Greenberg,
registrar at
> the San Francisco museum I mentioned and ask about how they
dealt with
> unionizing, (415) 750-3601.
>
> O
> Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
> Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
> 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
> Yorba Linda, CA 92886
> (714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:
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>
> On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 16:43:19 -0500 DeAnn Gould
> <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >This last comment sparked a question that I have been
meaning to ask
> >--
> >how many of you are employed by or know of a non-profit or
museum that
> >has a union for its employees?
> >
> >The institution I work for has been presented with a
petition from
> >employees to unionize -- an official vote is just weeks
away. Based
> >on
> >the research I have done (unions, National Labor Relations
Act, SEIU
> >local 46, etc.) -- a union would not be in the best interest
of a
> >non-profit arts organization nor its employees.
> >
> >What are some of your thoughts?
> >
> >DeAnn Gould
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ross Weeks [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 4:06 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: The Value of an M.A. - $7.25/hr?
> >
> > I agree entirely with Elizabeth and some others.
Yes, museums
> >"ought" to
> > try to pay more. Many "ought" to learn to get by
with fewer
> >staff, and pass
> > the savings on to those whose positions are essential.
> >Hundreds can afford
> > only one staff member, not always fulltime. These are
> >wonderfully rewarding
> > places for a professional to work.
> >
> > No, it's not simply a matter of trustees raising
more money,
> >as
> >someone
> > suggested. There are too many cultural
organizations in most
> >communities
> > competing for the same pool of philanthropy. Yes,
lots of our
> >most
> > thoughtful trustees and donors COULD give lots more
money. So
> >could
> > corporations. They probably won't, and never have.
> >
> > To encourage museum people to organize, in the
fashion of
> >dockworkers and
> > coalminers, as one writer suggested, will simply
shut many
> >of
> >our
> > institutions down.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Elizabeth Stith <[log in to unmask]>
> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 12:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: The Value of an M.A. - $7.25/hr?
> >
> >
> > >I really disagree with the idea that museums do not
value the
> >degree - or
> > whatever level of education - their employees have.
I do know
> >that funding
> > always hase been and always will be problematic for
all but a
> >rarified few
> > of us. It seems to me that in most museums staff
are paid to
> >the best
> > ability of the organization. I have never experienced
> >anything
> >else. If
> > people new to the field feel that starting salaries
are too
> >low
> >then I
> > invite them to rethink their choosen careers. I
made a
> >decision
> >many years
> > ago that related to the quality of my life and one
part of
> >that
> >decision was
> > an understanding that I was never going to make a
fortune
> >doing
> >what I want
> > to do. It's called life.
> >
>
>
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