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Labor and Capital

Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital

Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital   -   Jan 21, 2026 NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity
NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity

The case remains open and under review by the agency’s New York regional office.

Labor and Capital   -   Jan 17, 2026 Met Museum workers vote to unionize in decisive NLRB election
Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have voted to unionize in a decisive election

The vote caps a four-year organizing effort and sets the stage for formal bargaining once the union is certified.

An exterior view of MFA Boston
Labor and Capital   -   Feb 08, 2026 MFA Boston says recent layoffs did not change racial makeup of staff

Leadership points to unchanged diversity figures as petitions and mutual aid efforts emerge.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Feb 08, 2026 MFA Boston says recent layoffs did not change racial makeup of staff
An exterior view of MFA Boston

Leadership points to unchanged diversity figures as petitions and mutual aid efforts emerge.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 21, 2026 NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity
NLRB investigating claim The Met suspended worker to deter union activity

The case remains open and under review by the agency’s New York regional office.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 17, 2026 Met Museum workers vote to unionize in decisive NLRB election
Staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have voted to unionize in a decisive election

The vote caps a four-year organizing effort and sets the stage for formal bargaining once the union is certified.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 07, 2026 Museum of the Earth pays off mortgage, will remain open after funding crisis
Exterior of the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, New York, showing the modern glass-fronted building and a dinosaur sculpture outside the entrance.

The museum ultimately raised $4,469,603, enough to remain solvent through the end of June 2026.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jan 01, 2026 Art supply retail chain Artist & Craftsman files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Art supply retail chain Artist & Craftsman files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The retailer says paying workers became an immediate concern.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Dec 24, 2025 London fine book bindery expands with new purpose-built workshop
London fine book bindery expands with new purpose-built workshop

The bindery’s relocation coincides with its 25th anniversary and the release of a new catalogue of fine bindings.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Dec 19, 2025 Most artists show multiple times a year but still can’t make a living, survey finds
Most artists show multiple times a year but still can’t make a living, survey finds

The survey finds that regular exhibitions and professional activity rarely translate into financial stability.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Dec 18, 2025 LACMA workers vote 96% in favor of union representation
LACMA workers vote 96% in favor of union representation

LACMA’s refusal to voluntarily recognize the union pushed the organizing drive into a federally supervised election.

by Adam Schrader
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