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.
