US EditionKennedy Center employees announce plans to unionize
- Staff at the John F. Kennedy Center have declared their intention to unionize under the name Kennedy Center United Arts Workers, announcing this move on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
- The unionization effort follows President Donald Trump's leadership takeover in February, including firing board members and dismissing 37 employees.
- The group cites concerns over job security, partisan interference, and management’s intention to dismantle departments and reshape programming without regard to funders or audiences.
- Approximately 60 percent of eligible employees have signed union authorization cards, and organizers have filed a petition with the federal agency responsible for overseeing union elections to initiate the voting process.
- The union aims to secure transparent hiring and firing practices, free speech protections, and negotiate employment terms within a large national labor network.
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Kennedy Center employees make an effort to unionize in response to Trump takeover
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts employees announced Thursday their plan to unionize. The union will be called the “Kennedy Center United Arts Workers,” or the KCUAW, and will be in partnership with The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, or the UAW, according to an Instagram post. About 60% of eligible employees have signed up to be in the union, and organizers have subm…
Kennedy Center Director Ric Grenell Says Staff Planning To Unionize ‘Should Be Celebrating’ Instead
The new acting director of The Kennedy Center has responded to reports that employees plan to unionize.“These people who only now want to speak out and organize were silent while the Center was going into deficit spending,” Richard Grenell said in a statement on the situation, per RealClearPolitics. “They missed their moment but should be celebrating now.”His remarks come after multiple legacy news outlets reported on the unionization push. The …
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