Laboring Faithfully for Reasonable Wages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19219225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joan Cummins, Haley Bryant |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 83-96 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Public Historian (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3433 • E-ISSN: 1533-8576 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/tph.2026.48.2.83 |
| OpenAlex | W7160921788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In July 2023, staff at President Lincoln’s Cottage voted unanimously to unionize, joining the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) as Local #63. The Cottage is the first unionized cultural heritage institution, and the first museum-only union local, in the District of Columbia. Bargaining took place between November 2023 and December 2024, with the first collective agreement taking effect on January 1, 2025. In this article, the authors—both current staff involved in the unionization process—discuss the circumstances that contributed to a low-conflict unionization and bargaining process. In sharing their experience, the authors hope that other cultural institutions may find inspiration or motivation for their own workplace organizing
Agriculture · Collective bargaining · Farm workers · Soviet union · Trade union · Academic Freedom and Politics · Labor Movements and Unions · Race, History, and American Society
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |