TUESDAY, MARCH 26
MASS MoCA has reached a contract agreement with the United Auto Workers Union Local 2110, bringing an end to wage negotiations that began October 1, 2023.
Message from Director Kristy Edmunds
Equity and wage increases for MASS MoCA’s staff have never been a matter of if, but a matter of how fast. The agreement marks another bold precedent that both the union and MASS MoCA desired and worked together to achieve — MASS MoCA’s minimum wage will jump to $18/hour in addition to numerous wage and equity increases. Our goal was shared, but our constraints and communication efforts for getting there differed. In our last bargaining session on Sunday, there was authentic, productive cooperation and clarity, which enabled all parties to agree.
All of our jobs at MASS MoCA are interdependent with artists who make and share their work, and need resources, people and organizations that can dream at the pace of extraordinary ideas. Our increases of compounding wages did not come at the expense of our commitments to artists, or to the role MASS MoCA plays in the creative economy. We ensured that everyone moves forward, rather than back, in what will be remembered as a watershed moment in MASS MoCA history.
I want to acknowledge Mayor Macksey, elected officials and the surrounding businesses of North Adams, including those on our campus who have also felt the impact of the strike. As we welcome our team back, I want to thank everyone who has worked to keep MASS MoCA open, as well as those who helped and supported us throughout the strike.
MASS MoCA reached a contract agreement with the United Auto Workers Union Local 2110, bringing an end to wage negotiations that began October 1, 2023.
- MASS MoCA’s agreement with the United Auto Workers Local 2110 includes a minimum hourly wage of $18.00, a base-building 3.5% salary increase in Year 1 or equity increases ranging from 3.9% – 14.29%
- The agreement also includes a guaranteed base-building 3.5% salary increase in Year 2 which allows for a longer arc of confidence to inform MASS MoCA’s budget and operational plans.
- The new wages go into effect within 30 days, retroactive to January 1, 2024
Beginning April 3 until May 1, 2024, the museum will be closed on Wednesdays, reducing its six day per week operating schedule to five days per week.
We will be open Tuesday, April 16 and Wednesday, April 17 for April school vacation week.