
We Are Tacoma Art Museum Workers United
Tacoma Art Museum's mission to “inspire broader perspectives and cultivate a compassionate future” can only be achieved if staff are treated with dignity and respect.
We bring this museum to life every day, but our efforts have been undermined by:
- Un-livable wages
- Unsafe working conditions
- Lack of accountability and transparency
- Fear of retaliation when we raise concerns.
We, the workers who keep TAM running, are excited to announce we have reached a supermajority of over 80% in support of unionizing.
We are forming TAM Workers United, and we are joining with the growing national movement of museum workers in Cultural Workers United (affiliated with WFSE / AFSCME Council 28 in Washington State).
As TAM Workers United, we want to work together with the Board of Trustees and the Senior Leaders Team to negotiate a fair and equitable contract that reflects our needs and uplifts staff, our community, and the museum itself.
Read our letter to the Board
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Our Path Forward
Our Path Forward
Union Busting at Tacoma Art Museum
Union Busting at Tacoma Art Museum
TAM Board Breaks Silence with More Union-Busting
TAM Board Breaks Silence with More Union-Busting
TAM Board: On March 23, Grant Voluntary Recognition or Perpetuate Systemic Inequity at TAM
TAM Board: On March 23, Grant Voluntary Recognition or Perpetuate Systemic Inequity at TAM
Our Path Forward
Our Path Forward
Union Busting at Tacoma Art Museum
Union Busting at Tacoma Art Museum
TAM Board Breaks Silence with More Union-Busting
TAM Board Breaks Silence with More Union-Busting
TAM Board: On March 23, Grant Voluntary Recognition or Perpetuate Systemic Inequity at TAM