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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   -   Jul 23, 2026 Union petitions Art Institute of Chicago to reverse custodial outsourcing
Union petitions Art Institute of Chicago to reverse custodial outsourcing

A June 29 decision would end 23 union members' jobs on August 14 and outsource their work to a private contractor.

Labor and Capital   -   Jul 17, 2026 Hong Kong museum bosses got raises as district that runs them opened $1B borrowing program
Hong Kong museum bosses got raises as district that runs them opened $1B borrowing program

The wave of government-backed cultural districts that reshaped Asia and the Persian Gulf is entering a more difficult phase.

Denver Art Museum rescinds ‘overly broad’ confidentiality rule to settle union-drive charge
Labor and Capital   -   Jul 24, 2026 Denver Art Museum rescinds ‘overly broad’ confidentiality rule to settle union-drive charge

The museum posted a workers' rights notice for 60 days, and the NLRB closed the case days before the union announced its first contract.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Jul 24, 2026 Denver Art Museum rescinds ‘overly broad’ confidentiality rule to settle union-drive charge
Denver Art Museum rescinds ‘overly broad’ confidentiality rule to settle union-drive charge

The museum posted a workers' rights notice for 60 days, and the NLRB closed the case days before the union announced its first contract.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jul 23, 2026 Union petitions Art Institute of Chicago to reverse custodial outsourcing
Union petitions Art Institute of Chicago to reverse custodial outsourcing

A June 29 decision would end 23 union members' jobs on August 14 and outsource their work to a private contractor.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jul 17, 2026 Hong Kong museum bosses got raises as district that runs them opened $1B borrowing program
Hong Kong museum bosses got raises as district that runs them opened $1B borrowing program

The wave of government-backed cultural districts that reshaped Asia and the Persian Gulf is entering a more difficult phase.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jul 11, 2026 Eastman Museum's $400 photo fee stands a month after listening pledge
Eastman Museum's $400 photo fee stands a month after listening pledge

Its policy page still lists a $600 hourly rate for shoots inside George Eastman's mansion.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 26, 2026 National Geographic opens its Museum of Exploration
National Geographic opens its Museum of Exploration

The society said it expected to introduce dynamic pricing before the grand opening.

by Adam Schrader
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
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
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