Report: Cultural Institutions took federal money but still let go of workers

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, which received a $5.1 million PPP loan, spent tens of thousands of dollars on a union-busting law firm to fight their workers’ organizing effort. The museum then reduced its workforce by 127 during the pandemic.

R. Givan

Full report: https://report.culturalworkersunited.org/docs/AFSCME-CWU_Accountability-Report.pdf

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