The Afscme Local 126 Collection contains items that tell the story of the unionizing efforts at MOCA by MOCA workers. These materials include buttons, paperwork, drafts, printed emails, paystubs, firing notices, employment terms and conditions, Iphone photos of actions, meetings, screenshots of text messages between friends and coworkers, messages about going public, graphic flyers posted on instagram, and research.
1979
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) was incorporated with the purpose of operating as a public institution.
Nov 22, 2019
Afscme Local 126 went public.
Dec 6, 2019
MOCA voluntarily recognized the Union.
Mar 24, 2020
MOCA laid off all 97 of the museum’s part-time employees. The other staff got furloughed soon after that.
Oct 2021
Negotiating Contract.
May 13, 2022
Contract ratified.
May 19, 2023
Union positions elected.
Afscme Local 126 members is comprised of gallery attendants, exhibition installers, audio-visual technicians, retail and education staff. They have come together to collectively improve their working conditions.
Donors include Thayzia Ford, Janet Lee, Olivia Leiter, Daphne Lyda, and many anonymous contributors.
The Afscme Local 126 collection is primarily born-digital items.
The physical items in the collection are pins, stickers, and printed PDFs.
03/09/2026
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