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For and with the workers at #NHMLAC

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

@NHMLAC and @labreatarpits, will there be transparency and accountability? Will you address this statement?

[Brooklyn Museum Union @bkmuseumunion]

OUR BALLOTS ARE OUT! If a majority of us vote for TECHNICAL, OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL UNION LOCAL 2110 UAW, our union will be certified. Together, we have an opportunity to make the Museum a stronger, more sustainable workplace for all. #UnionStrong #brooklynmuseumunion #bkmu

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

@MichelleNMoon Overall, I’ve found the support for these efforts from unions and other pro-labor advocates to be lacking in substance, efficacy, and competence. My interactions with AFSCME and SEIU were particularly demoralizing. I hope my experiences were not the norm.

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

@MichelleNMoon I feel the same disappointment. I cannot see a clear path for success without moving past these absurd hierarchies.

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

Antiracist work does not require earning the trust of those who uphold racist systems.

[Brooklyn Museum Union @bkmuseumunion]

Brooklyn Museum staff are unionizing to gain a collective voice and create a just workplace across all departments of the museum! Read about our campaign in @nytimes from @ColinRMoynihan: https://t.co/ndKGbe1xXB #brooklynmuseum #brooklyn #artsunion #unionstrong #local2110 #uaw

[Museum Detox @museum_detox]

We believe that the museum sector has been expunged of its sins.

We will be rebranding as Museum Detoxed.

Merch will be released and we’ll be sending a letter to all those who attended the DCMS meeting saying they’ve done a great job.

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

@NHMLA staff are now considered eligible for vaccination. Does this include furloughed staff?

[Museums & Race @MuseumsandRace]

Anti-racist work comes with transparency. And if it’s not anti-racist everywhere, it’s not anti-racist work.
How would you rate them on the Museums & Race report card? How would you rate your own museum? #museumsandrace #ontruthbeforereconciliation

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

"Beginning today, February 1, staff are allowed
back onsite . . . Therefore, as of today, PREMIUM PAY FOR EMPLOYEES WORKING ONSITE HAS STOPPED."

Is this why they've all been in such a rush to reopen?

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

@NHMLA Shame on you. You evoke MLK and his dedication to labor and workers’ rights, while this is still goes unaddressed.

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

@robertgarrova @LAist “We understand that protests are also taking place downtown around City Hall, but are optimistic that these will remain peaceful.”
Sent to all staff at 4:36pm on January 6th by Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, Director and President, The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

@DSA_LosAngeles On that note, @nhmla workers could really use your help right now.

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

We do not need to feel good, we need to feel a personal and visceral investment in fixing what has been broken in our society and its institutions. Furthermore, we must hold ourselves accountable to that investment with decisive, uncompromising action. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

An open letter to Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, President and Director of The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (Reposting as requested, in an easier to read format)

[NHMLAconnects @NHMLACconnects]

...can be toxic and unproductive. We do not need executives to demonstrate catharsis or reassure us, we need to collectively confront our past and present so as to find actionable solutions.