Collection Description:
The Afscme Local 126 Collection contains items that tell the story of the unionizing efforts at MOCA by MOCA workers. These materials include buttons, paperwork, drafts, printed emails, paystubs, firing notices, employment terms and conditions, Iphone photos of actions, meetings, screenshots of text messages between friends and coworkers, messages about going public, graphic flyers posted on instagram, and research.

Timeline
In 1979 The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) was incorporated with the purpose of operating as a public institution.
November 22, 2019 Afscme Local 126 went public.
December 6 2019 MOCA voluntarily recognized the Union.
March 24th, 2020 MOCA laid off all 97 of the museum’s part-time employees. The other staff got furloughed soon after that.
October 2021 Negotiating Contract. 
May 13, 2022 Contract ratified. 
May 19, 2023 Union positions elected. 

Biographical Note
Afscme Local 126 members is comprised of gallery attendants, exhibition installers, audio-visual technicians, retail and education staff. They have come together to collectively improve their working conditions.
Donors include Thayzia Ford, Janet Lee, Olivia Leiter, Daphne Lyda, and many anonymous contributors. 

Scope and Content
The Afscme Local 126 collection is primarily born-digital items. 
The physical items in the collection are pins, stickers, and printed PDFs. 

Afscme Local 126

Titlesort descending Artist(s)/Author(s) Date Acquired Reference #
!!Action Committee Positions Currently Available!! 7/15/2023
DO.35234.AC
AFSCME Local 126 CBA 10/16/2023
DO.35611.AF
AFSCME Local 126 Constitution 10/16/2023
B.35612.AF
Afscme Local 126 Mission Statement 10/7/2021
DO.32636.AF
CBA Ratification 7/15/2023
DO.35248.CB
Cop-Free AFSCME Social Media Toolkit 7/15/2023
DO.35237.CO
Exhibition Team Response 7/15/2023
DO.35239.EX
Making MOCA a Better Place to Work Highlights of AFSCME Local 126 First Tentative Agreement (ratification pending) 7/15/2023
DO.35233.MA
Union Member Meeting 10/7/2021
DO.32635.UN
[AFSCM Council 36 - Fillable Membership Card] 7/15/2023
DO.35236.AF
[AFSCME Certificate Local 126] 7/15/2023
DO.35235.AF
[Afscme Local 126 Contract Finalization Party Flyer] 7/15/2023
DO.35255.AF
[Afscme Local 126 Email Reminder Go Fund Me] 7/15/2023
DO.35251.AF
[Afscme Local 126 May Day Event at Human Resources Gallery] 7/15/2023
DO.35258.AF
[Afscme Local 126 Organizing Committee Email] 7/15/2023
DO.35249.AF
[Afscme Local 126 screenshot] 10/7/2021
DO.32632.AF
[Afscme Local 126 Social Media Guides] 7/15/2023
DO.35245.AF
[Afscme Local 126 zoom meeting screenshots] 7/15/2023
DO.35259.AF
[Call to Action] 10/7/2021
DO.32631.CA
[Daphne, sick leave tentative agreement] 10/18/2023
DO.35616.DA
[Dues Deduction] 7/15/2023
DO.35243.DU
[Flyer - The Art of Organizing: Museum Workers' Fight for Justice] 7/15/2023
DO.35253.FL
[FOR YOUR BENEFIT: California’s Programs for the Unemployed] 7/15/2023
DO.35238.FO
[GMass Notifier] 7/15/2023
DO.35250.GM
[Go Fund Me Afscme Local 126 Mutual Aid In Hardship Fund] 7/15/2023
DO.35240.GO
[Janet Lee emails] Janet Lee 10/6/2021
DO.32627.LE
[LACA meeting agenda for Data Drop] 8/26/2022
FS.33724.LA
[leafletting] 10/18/2023
DO.35615.LE
[Letter to Klaus Biesenbach] 7/15/2023
DO.35241.LE
[meeting photographs] 10/7/2021
DO.32637.ME
[MOCA, Respect Your Workers] 7/15/2023
DO.35242.MO
[Olivia Leiter emails] Olivia Leiter 10/7/2021
DO.32633.LE
[pin and graphics] 10/7/2021
BOX.32628.PI
[press] 10/7/2021
DO.32630.PR
[press] 10/7/2021
DO.32634.PR
[sign sheet Afscme Local 126] 7/15/2023
DO.35247.SI
[solidarity strike] 10/18/2023
DO.35613.SO
[unemployment insurance] 10/7/2021
DO.32638.UN
[Union Member Meeting Minutes, March 2nd, 2020] 7/15/2023
DO.35254.UN
[union member roster] 10/18/2023
DO.35614.UN
[video Afscme Local 126 on site count] 7/15/2023
DO.35262.VI
[Welcome Letter to Johanna Burton] 7/15/2023
DO.35252.WE
[What is a Union Flyer] 7/15/2023
DO.35261.WH
[zoom meeting screenshots] 7/15/2023
DO.35256.ZO