Cal Academy of Sciences
Cal Academy’s 172nd birthday crashed by its workers, making art with a message
Nearly 2 years after they formed a union, Academy workers are frustrated by management’s stalling tactics — and made sure management as well as visitors coming to Academy Day “heard them roar.”
The California Academy of Sciences celebrated its 172nd birthday on April 4 (“Academy Day”) with a wide array of special programming and activities. Yet in front of the museum, members of the Cal Academy Workers United (CAWU) chapter of SEIU 1021 expressed their frustration and disappointment with their senior leadership team’s refusal to settle a fair first contract. And they shared those feelings not just through bullhorns, but also with guerilla street art.
Cal Academy of Sciences’ 172nd Birthday Extravaganza to Be Crashed by Its Own Workers With a Message for Management & Visitors: A Fair First Contract Won’t Wait
Nearly 2 years after they formed a union, Academy workers are frustrated by management’s stalling tactics — and want management as well as visitors coming to Academy Day to “hear them roar.”
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 4**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Cal Academy of Sciences members march on management, deliver petition demanding fair contract
Executive Director Scott Sampson refused to come out of the board meeting to accept the petition signed by over 70% of the bargaining unit.
Wednesday, February 19, about 60 members of SEIU 1021 at the Cal Academy of Sciences convened outside the museum at their lunch break. They marched together to the boardroom where the board of directors was meeting with upper management to deliver a petition for a fair first contract signed by over 70% of their bargaining unit to Executive Director Scott Sampson.
Workers from 8 Bay Area museums rally outside California Association of Museums Conference in SF, demanding collaboration & livable wages
In the face of mounting attacks from the highest levels of power, staff from the region’s most prominent museums are urging their directors to settle fair contracts and share power to save these institutions for future generations.
Workers from museums from around the Bay Area — including Cal Academy of Sciences, Asian Art Museum, Exploratorium, de Young, Legion of Honor, SFMOMA, Oakland Museum of California, and Bay Area Discovery Museum — dressed for dinner and gathered outside the California Association of Museums Conference ahead of its Director’s Dinner on Wednesday, February 19. They are not directors and were not invited to the dinner — but they are nonetheless demanding their place at the proverbial table as partners.
Workers From 8 Bay Area Museums to Rally Outside California Association of Museums Conference in SF, Demanding Collaboration & Livable Wages
In the face of mounting attacks from the highest levels of power, staff from the region’s most prominent museums are urging their directors to settle fair contracts and share power to save these institutions for future generations.
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WED., FEB. 19**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201