LACMA Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Union Formed by Hundreds of Workers

Los Angeles County Museum of Art leadership has declined to voluntarily recognize LACMA United, the union that hundreds of its staff voted to form last week, opting instead to pursue a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election. The decision effectively delays the unionization effort, as NLRB elections are paused during the federal government shutdown, the union noted in a statement released today.In late October, LACMA employees across departments formed a union in association with the AFSC