Jobs With Justice

On Wednesday February 24th, Security Guards and concerned citizens are congregating at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) during the opening reception of the new Picasso Exhibit to demand a fair contract and that workers that guard the museum are treated with dignity and respect. 

On Wednesday August 26th Jobs with Justice will screen a video they made jointly with the Media Mobilizing Project entitled Welcoming Change: A Message to Timothy Rub.  The screening will take place at 4205 Chestnut Street at 6:30 PM.

Philadelphia, PA The Philadelphia Museum of Art is apparently not immune from the recession. Like other leading institutions of the arts, the museum has seen some of its income fall sharply. In February, management announced that in order to close an expected $1.7 million budget deficit the museum would need to lay off 15 staff, raise ticket prices by $2 to $6 each, and reduce Free Sundaysto only once a month. The cruelest cut was announced months later, in June, when museum guards earning between $16,000 and $20,000 a year learned they would not receive their promised $0.25 an hour raise.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- About one hundred labor activists had a loud protest that coincided with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce' Young Professionals Network meeting a 5:30 p.m. Wednesday June 3rd, at the Bellevue Hotel.The protest was organized by Jobs with Justice, a local community organization, and the Philadelphia Security Officers Union, a start-up independent labor union for security guards. Read more and check out the Jobs With Justice Blog

On Thursday February 26th, students, workers, clergy and community members converged on the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) to rally around security guards working at the museum.