Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract for Colorado museum employees
Source: CBS News
By Christa Swanson
June 6, 2026 / 7:13 PM MDT / CBS Colorado
Denver Art Museum Workers United ratified a historic bargaining agreement on Saturday, becoming the first museum workers in the State of Colorado to have a union contract.
The contract is the result of nearly two years of negotiations between the union's bargaining committee and museum management.
Pam Skiles, Senior Paintings Conservator, said, "It feels great to ratify our first contract and improve working conditions for our coworkers across the museum. We will only continue to build on these wins into the future."
The union says the new three-year contract includes agreements on equitable pay, just cause rights, increased sick time, and updated policies on health and safety and parental leave.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, says this contract "sets the stage for further cultural organizing in the state."
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