Josh Davis (he/they) is an organizer, and gallery guard at Seattle Art Museum (for 10 years, as of November 2024). He grew up in a logging family, in a rural area outside Kelso, WA.

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) security staff are officially on strike. About two dozen workers marched outside the museum Friday, chanting and waving signs. According to a release from the worker-led ...

The artwork will remain in SAM's lobby until February 2025, when deinstallation will begin. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times, 2018) The Seattle Art Museum’s giant tree is coming down.

Seattle Art Museum (SAM) security guards reached a tentative agreement with the institution yesterday, December 11, ending a 12-day strike that began on November 29. The SAM Visitor Service ...

The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and its security guard union have reached an agreement. The news follows a 12-day strike and more than two years of negotiations.

Here’s what will replace SAM’s beloved tree sculpture A large piece of “Middle Fork,” at center foreground, is taken down from the Seattle Art Museum lobby on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Seattle.

The union representing Seattle Art Museum security staff voted Tuesday to authorize a strike. The union plans to strike on Nov. 29 if a contract is not reached.

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Seattle Art Museum guards strike for better pay and benefits By Monica Nickelsburg (KUOW) Dec. 4, 2024 3:44 p.m.

The museum’s last wage offer was $23.25 per hour (going up to $26.41 by 2027), above Seattle’s minimum wage but below the $28.70 needed to earn a “living wage” in the Seattle-Tacoma ...