City of Philadelphia - File #: 090697

• File #: 090697
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/1/2009
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/1/2009
• Title: Urging the Philadelphia Museum of Art to remain neutral in regards to the efforts of their security guards to form a collective bargaining unit.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Green

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/1/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
10/1/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/1/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Urging the Philadelphia Museum of Art to remain neutral in regards to the efforts of their security guards to form a collective bargaining unit.

Body

WHEREAS, With the support of Jobs With Justice, the 130 security guards at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have filed to form a union and will hold a vote on October 9^th, 2009; and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Museum of Art has publicly stated that they will remain neutral and allow the security guards to decide for themselves whether to form a collective bargaining unit; and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a publicly funded agency which operates on City land, and it is vital that all City supported entities respect the rights of their workers to hold free and fair union ballots; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED THAT, The Philadelphia City Council hereby applauds the Philadelphia Museum of Art for publicly stating that in will remain neutral in this labor dispute between its security guards and Allied Barton. We urge the Philadelphia Museum of Art to continue to remain neutral and to do everything it its power to ensure that its workers right to free and fair union ballot is respected.

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