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Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor
Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor

Urgent Matter's running record of union drives and labor-board complaints at American museums and cultural institutions.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says
Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says

The contract was ratified by a vote of union members earlier this month, after about two years of negotiations.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jun 21, 2026 Fire destroys historic South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn
fire and smoke billow from a church steeple in brooklyn

The 1853 wood-frame landmark, one of only a handful of its kind in the city, will be demolished after Friday's blaze collapsed its steeple.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 21, 2026 Seattle Art Museum workers vote to unionize
Seattle Art Museum workers vote to unionize

Ten ballots were challenged, but too few to affect the outcome.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jun 21, 2026 Fetterman presses U.S. Treasury to revive withdrawn antiquities laundering rule
Fetterman presses U.S. Treasury to revive withdrawn antiquities laundering rule

FinCEN never published the rule Congress mandated by December 2021, and Treasury formally shelved the effort in April 2025.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 21, 2026 Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit
Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit

The settlement, approved by a judge on May 27, ends the nonpayment case BCD Delancey filed in September.

by Adam Schrader
Jun 21, 2026 Court Documents: Jupiter Contemporary eviction settlement stipulation

Court records New York County Civil Court.

by Adam Schrader
Pop Culture   -   Jun 21, 2026 Coney Island's Mermaid Parade marches on after near-shutdown — see our photos
A woman dressed as a mermaid interacts with a child at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade in New York City on Saturday, June 21, 2026

Thousands of costumed marchers flooded Surf Avenue on June 20 for the 44th edition of the nation's largest art parade.

by Adam Schrader
Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor

Urgent Matter's running record of union drives and labor-board complaints at American museums and cultural institutions.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor
Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor

Urgent Matter's running record of union drives and labor-board complaints at American museums and cultural institutions.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says
Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says

The contract was ratified by a vote of union members earlier this month, after about two years of negotiations.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jun 21, 2026 Fire destroys historic South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn
fire and smoke billow from a church steeple in brooklyn

The 1853 wood-frame landmark, one of only a handful of its kind in the city, will be demolished after Friday's blaze collapsed its steeple.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 21, 2026 Seattle Art Museum workers vote to unionize
Seattle Art Museum workers vote to unionize

Ten ballots were challenged, but too few to affect the outcome.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jun 21, 2026 Fetterman presses U.S. Treasury to revive withdrawn antiquities laundering rule
Fetterman presses U.S. Treasury to revive withdrawn antiquities laundering rule

FinCEN never published the rule Congress mandated by December 2021, and Treasury formally shelved the effort in April 2025.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 21, 2026 Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit
Jupiter Contemporary settles New York eviction, faces default in artist's federal suit

The settlement, approved by a judge on May 27, ends the nonpayment case BCD Delancey filed in September.

by Adam Schrader
Jun 21, 2026 Court Documents: Jupiter Contemporary eviction settlement stipulation

Court records New York County Civil Court.

by Adam Schrader
Pop Culture   -   Jun 21, 2026 Coney Island's Mermaid Parade marches on after near-shutdown — see our photos
A woman dressed as a mermaid interacts with a child at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade in New York City on Saturday, June 21, 2026

Thousands of costumed marchers flooded Surf Avenue on June 20 for the 44th edition of the nation's largest art parade.

by Adam Schrader
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