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From: Judith Williamson I have received the following from an artist friend in New York. She pulled a show (at considerable potential cost to her own career)from the Museum of Modern Art there so as not to cross the picket line of striking staff. She has forwarded this strike bulletin to me with a petition - the museum staff hope to gain international support for their cause. The struggle echoes many situations here, I think, for cultural workers in arts and educational institutions. It would be good if you could sign and forward the petition. Thanks in advance, Judith >From: [log in to unmask] >Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 11:34:51 EDT >Subject: Museum of Modern Art Staff Union Petition > >Professional and Administrative Staff Association > >of The Museum of Modern Art – Local 2110 – UAW – AFL-CIO > >113 University Place, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003 – (212) 387- 0220 > >Fax (212) 228-0198 – E-mail: [log in to unmask] - > >http://local2110.home.igc.org > > >Dear Friends and Colleagues, > > >The Professional and Administrative Staff Association of The Museum of > >Modern Art (PASTA-MoMA) has been on strike since April 28, when its > >members voted 115-25 to reject the Museum’s final contract offer. (For > >more information, go to http://local2110.home.igc.org.) > > >We, the Museum’s curators, librarians, archivists, registrars, > >educators, editors, conservators, and administrative staff, are asking > >for a fair contract. The Museum has failed to bargain in good faith > >since negotiations began in October 1999. The issues in contention are > >basic ones, including a modest pay increase, the security of our > >healthcare coverage, and union rights. We are fighting to defend our > >profession’s integrity. > > >It is critical that MoMA’s management stop stalling and come back to the > >bargaining table so the strike can be resolved. Your support will help > >make this possible. Please add your name to this list and forward to > >artists, teachers, professors of art and art history, professionals of > >other museums and nonprofit institutions, and all who believe that art > >is a vital part of society. Once compiled, the list will be sent to > >Glenn Lowry, Director; Agnes Gund, President; and the Trustees of The > >Museum of Modern Art. > > >INSTRUCTIONS: Please select the entirety of this letter and copy it into > >a new outgoing message (or hit Send Again). Address your message to as > >many contacts as possible. The list is managed, so do not worry about > >name duplication. Every fiftieth person who signs should forward a copy > >to [log in to unmask] > > > * * * * > >We, the undersigned, urge the Museum to negotiate in good faith and with > >due respect for its professional staff to settle a fair contract. > > >Name, city, state, country > >1. Joan Braderman, Northampton, MA. and NYC, NY, USA > >2. Judith Williamson, London, UK > >3. Dr Mark Bould, High Wycombe, UK > 4. Dr Mike Sanders, Northampton, UK 5. Dr Keith Halfacree, Swansea, UK >etc. > > > > > > Judith Williamson 13 Carpenter House Brecknock Road Estate London N19 5AU UK Phone: +44 (0)20 7607 8631 Fax: by arrangement %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%