"The workers, organizing as the Transit Museum Collective, announced the union drive publicly in early February and say they are seeking to join AFSCME Cultural Workers United, District Council 37. Organizers have asked the museum for voluntary recognition instead of immediately forcing a contested election, according to Urgent Matter."
"The NLRB docket spells out the proposed bargaining unit and lists specific job titles - including museum educator, senior educator, visitor experience facilitator, registrar and development coordinator - as eligible for representation. The docket also notes that Metropolitan Transit Authority employees are excluded from the unit, according to NLRB."
"Because a notice of election and a stipulated election agreement are on file, the board is set to oversee a secret ballot vote unless the museum opts to voluntarily recognize the union first. Organizers say they prefer recognition 'to avoid a lengthy and expensive legal process,' as reported by Brooklyn Eagle."
Roughly 40 front-line employees at the New York Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union. The organizing group, called the Transit Museum Collective, seeks to join AFSCME Cultural Workers United, District Council 37. The bargaining unit would include museum educators, visitor experience staff, and marketing and development roles, excluding Metropolitan Transit Authority employees. The NLRB filed the petition on March 3, with an election notice posted on March 13. Organizers have requested voluntary recognition from the museum to avoid a contested election process. An Action Network petition supporting the effort had collected approximately 870 signatures. This follows a separate group of museum employees who won voluntary recognition with the Transit Workers Union Local 100 the previous year after raising concerns about compensation, benefits, and scheduling inconsistencies.
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