A unionization workshop with The Architecture Lobby and the MOCA Union
The last year has been a strange one for workers. Will there be layoffs? What is really expected of us? Are we being treated equitably? Can we have a say? Crisis can reveal and make more urgent the questions we’ve had all along.
Even before the global pandemic, workers in building and creative industries struggled to pay off student debt, support their families, and maintain their own well-being. A professional culture that celebrates genius and undervalues labor complicates matters. What can be achieved when we recognize that we are all part of the same, precarious labor force?
M&A will celebrate May Day this month by learning about unions: what they are, how to establish your own, and who they empower. Join us for a workshop with Architecture Lobby organizers Keefer Dunn and Shota Vashakmadze, plus a presentation from Olivia Leiter of the MOCA Union. Together we’ll work through the pragmatics and aspirations of labor organizing for architects, students, and scholars alike.