Last night, March 6, three days earlier, at Brooklyn Museum, Anne Pasterna, who sent a week to all employees who announced a week extension, to inform the organization’s possible financing.
“As part of our continuous conversations, this afternoon, the City Council can provide additional funds for our next year budget (from July 1),” Pasternet wrote in the email. “We seriously take the potential of further funding and allow you to learn more about this opportunity.”
In front of the $ 10 million budget deficit, the Brooklyn Museum said on February 9, 47 full of employees and 47 part-time and reduced programming with a significant cash flow problem “. Since then, the Museum Union has called UAW 2110 and the district Council 37 local 1502 local calls to reverse and explore leadership alternatives, such as furloughs. The cutting was set up on March 9, this Sunday; Now, employees have had voices until March 16.
It was possible to increase the support of the city’s financial deficiencies, Friday, February 28th. Henry A. Garrido, executive director of the 37-district Council, questioned the clarification of the city’s budget in the city’s budget.
“The budget process ends in June. If you have the best intentions to deal with the financial issues of the museum, why would you do the releases to be effective on March 9?” He asked. “Why not wait to see what we could do?”
All February staff emphasized that city funding “does not maintain the pace by financing our DC 37 salaries, which must cover much larger divisions between the museums.”
The New York City Cumbo Commissioner has explained the Laurie Cumbo Commissioner at Friday’s audition that the agency is assigned about $ 10.5 million to the Brooklyn Museum, accounting for about 20% of the organization’s operational budget. These subsidies 37. Local 1502. They cover approximately half of the costs of the district roles salary, union safety guards and technicians represent.
Headset speakers, including members of the Board and Union representatives, requested the museum before cutting the “exhaust to run out” staff.
Hyperalergic With the Brooklyn Muse and contacted two unions.
