Security guards at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) agreed to their first labor contract after going on an indefinite strike Nov. 29 amid tense negotiations with museum leadership. On Dec. 11, the union and museum made a joint statement announcing the agreement; security guards resumed work that evening after spending 13 days on strike.
The SAM VSO Union, which represents 60 to 70 full- and part-time security guards across the museum’s three locations, has been bargaining with its employer over wages, benefits and other workplace conditions since August 2022. […]
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Over the course of bargaining, the union and SAM leadership have tentatively agreed to 43 articles of the proposed contract. On base wages, both sides have appeared to be making some movement, with leadership increasing its minimum pay offer from $21.55 to $23.25 an hour in its most recent offer. Meanwhile, the union has proposed $24.75 in starting pay, down from its initial offer of $27 an hour.
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