After extensive organizing, workers at the California Academy of Sciences have successfully ratified their first contract, with 87% voting in favor. The contract includes a minimum wage increase to $25 an hour by July 2026 and additional vacation days for newer employees. Workers' rights to strike have been preserved, marking a key achievement for the organizing efforts of the Cal Academy Workers United union. The museum faces financial difficulties, having lost key management recently and is still dealing with the fallout over its treatment of a youth climate program that supported the workers.
Workers at the California Academy of Sciences ratified their first union contract, resulting in a wage increase to a minimum of $25 per hour by 2026.
The contract also provides protections for workers' rights to strike, reflecting a significant win for the Cal Academy Workers United union.
Despite organizing efforts, the museumâs management initially declined to recognize the union, prompting a democratic vote which overwhelmingly favored the new union.
The California Academy's financial struggles have affected leadership, with recent restructuring leading to the loss of key management positions amid a multi-million dollar shortfall.
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