After 19 bitter days on strike, the Philadelphia Museum of Art's union has reached a tentative deal with management:
reported that signs glimpsed on the picket line included, “Hey Sasha, Stop Hiding” and “NO Contract NO Matisse.”
According to a Friday afternoon press release from the PMA Union, however, the show of force by workers has yielded real results on all the issues in dispute: The tentative agreement, which runs through June 30, 2025, includes wage increases totaling 14% across the life of the contract, with the first increase retroactive to July 1, when non-union PMA employees received raises; substantial reduction to the cost of the healthcare plan most union members use; four weeks of paid parental leave, an increase from zero; an increase in the minimum hourly wage at the museum to $16.
The union executive board “voted unanimously” to recommend the new agreement. The contract now goes to the membership to be ratified.
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