Defeat “Right to Work” in Wisconsin
Employees at the Milwaukee Public Museum ask the community to help preserve the prestige of our beloved museum.
The MPM employees’ union, AFSCME Local 526, is asking the community to make phone calls to demand MPM maintain the same level of quality it has produced for over 100 years, and save the jobs of the employees that make our museum great.
On Tuesday, MPM management announced $1 million in cuts that will eliminate the Exhibits and Graphics department, and cut staff in maintenance, security, and many other important roles throughout the museum. The cuts came as a shock to staff, whose union just finished contract negotiations with management, where no mention of layoffs was made.
***Please call MPM President Dennis Kois (414-278-2746) and ask him to suspend the layoffs.***
In the interest of County residents, MPM members, employees, and the priceless collections, we ask our County Board Finance Committee to call a hearing for MPM to present the evidence of their claims to the Board. We ask the Board to hear testimony from museum employees about the immense negative impact this cut will have on a prized Milwaukee County institution, and the effects layoffs will have on MPM’s programming, exhibits, collections storage, and ability to provide the quality service that Milwaukee County residents have come to expect.
Finally, we ask the Board to consider the impact layoffs will have on the invaluable and irreplaceable collections, which belong to the people of Milwaukee County. How will MPM be able to provide proper care for our collections with fewer staff, when the museum is already understaffed?
AFSCME 526 is asking MPM management to suspend all layoffs until members and supporters of the museum, employees, county residents, the County Board and all museum stakeholders are presented with a thorough justification for these devastating cuts.
Please call the Milwaukee County Board (414-278-4222) and ask your Supervisor to demand that MPM explain its justification for these cuts.
Find your County Supervisor here: http://county.milwaukee.gov/FindSupervisor
Theodore Lipscomb
414-278-4222
theodore.lipscomb@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Marina Dimitrijevic
414-278-4232
marina.dimitrijevic@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Sequanna Taylor
414-278-4278
sequanna.taylor@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Eddie Cullen
414-278-4263
eddie.cullen@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Jason Haas
414-278-4252
jason.haas@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Willie Johnson, Jr.
414-278-4233
willie.johnson@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Michael Mayo, Sr.
414-278-4241
michael.mayo@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Supreme Moore Omokunde
414-278-4265
supreme.mooreomokunde@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Marcelia Nicholson
414-278-4261
marcelia.nicholson@milwaukeecountywi.gov
David L. Sartori
414-278-4231
david.l.sartori@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Jim Luigi Schmitt
414-278-4273
james.schmitt@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Dan Sebring
414-278-4253
dan.sebring@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Steve F. Taylor
414-278-4267
steve.taylor@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Anthony Staskunas
414-278-4247
anthony.staskunas@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Sheldon A. Wasserman
414-278-4237
sheldon.wasserman@milwaukeecountywi.gov
John Weishan, Jr.
414-278-4255
john.weishan@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Peggy A. West
414-278-4269
peggy.west@milwaukeecountywi.gov
Deanna Alexander
414-278-4259
deanna.alexander@milwaukeecountywi.gov
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