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'A disaster': Brooklyn Museum employees rally amid layoffs

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The outside of the Brooklyn Museum turned into a rallying stage Tuesday evening amid layoffs. Some workers told PIX11 News that they have dedicated decades to this museum and they are part of the history. However, the leadership of the museum stated wages are the majority of the museum’s operating budget. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Chants of "No layoffs" were heard by Brooklyn museum workers Tuesd…

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PIX 11

'A disaster': Brooklyn Museum employees rally amid layoffs

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theartnewspaper.com

Brooklyn Museum workers protest mass layoffs and alleged union-contract breaches

At least 100 people, including local politicians, gathered on Tuesday night to put pressure on museum leadership

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Hell Gate

Brooklyn Museum Workers Rally Against Cuts: 'This Is Classic Union Busting'

Who or what's to blame for the $10 million budget gap of the 200-year-old flagship cultural institution in the most populous borough of the world's richest city?That was the question on the minds of soon-to-be fired workers, their supporters, and local politicians as over a hundred people rallied outside of the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday night in an effort to stave off firings, three weeks after the museum's leadership announced it would be elim…

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BK Reader

Brooklyn Museum Employees Rally as Layoffs Loom

The Brooklyn Museum is facing a $10 million deficit and said it is looking to cut about 50 employees.

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Hyperallergic

Brooklyn Museum Workers Rally Against Layoffs Outside Benefit Dinner

Over 200 people, including current and former Brooklyn Museum workers and supporters, rallied outside the institution during a fundraising event tonight, February 25, to protest the recent sweeping layoffs impacting nearly 50 full- and part-time staff members. Starting at 6pm, concurrently with the invitation-only Chairman’s Dinner, demonstrators held signs that read “Art Workers Won’t Kiss Ass” and “Say, Brooklyn Museum, Heard You Can’t Read a …

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