Bargaining Team Election Results

Bargaining Team Election Results

Meet the Bargaining Team

Thank you to everyone who voted in the CalAcademy Workers United bargaining team election! The votes have been counted and we are pleased to announce that we have a bargaining team for our first contract.

If you’d like to get in touch with the Bargaining Team, you can email them at bargain@calacademyworkersunited.org.

Congratulations to all the bargaining team members!

  • Hello colleagues! I'm Marie Angel (she/her/hers), and I joined CAS in 2018 as a Curatorial Assistant in the Geology collection. As a founding member of your CalAcademy Workers United Organizing Committee, I’ve had the privilege of meeting so many passionate colleagues. This experience has led me to the understanding that, while we love the work we do, we are always being asked to do more with less resources and stagnant pay. I believe in the work we do and I love collaborating with all of you. Building our collective power together and winning our union election has been an incredibly inspiring experience.We all deserve a contract that goes above and beyond “fair.” We deserve a contract that ensures job security, workplace safety, sustainable and equitable wages, and full transparency in the decisions that affect us all. Many of us, particularly in IBSS, find ourselves in a situation where our dedication exceeds our compensation. Our responsibilities and workloads extend well beyond our roles. To truly feel like CAS is a just and equitable institution, we need to build trust, transparency, and honesty. This requires paying us for the value we provide.I am dedicated to advocating not only for staff in IBSS, but for every position at CAS. I’ve gained invaluable labor organizing skills as a member of your Organizing Committee and I look forward to continuing my development as a member of your Bargaining Team. My communication abilities, resilience, composure under pressure, and persuasive skills will be assets on the team. I am determined to keep you informed throughout the bargaining process and to bring you a contract we can all be proud of. Thank you so much for your support!

  • I'm honored to potentially have the opportunity to serve my coworkers on the union bargaining team. As a SAC council member for the last year, I have seen first-hand how hungry we all are for change. I am eager to connect more with my colleagues and help bring our collective needs to the table.

  • Our aquarium staff works incredibly hard to care for our animals and plants, often in hazardous conditions onsite and in the field. The Aquarium is such an important part of CAS and beloved by so many guests and yet our compensation doesn’t represent the value we bring to the institution. I want to ensure that Aquarium staff are represented in these negotiations and the specific needs of our department are met.Having worked here since 2008 for several departments, I know how hard all CAS employees work and I will represent that passion on the bargaining committee.

  • I have been at the Academy for about 8 years now, moving from on-call to full-time about a year before my covid layoff. After returning to a full time position at CAS, I was lucky enough to join the organizing committee in March of this year. I have worked closely with many departments at the Academy over the years, but through the organizing process, I was able to foster new lines of communication with even more teams. I'm simply looking to build on that groundwork and use the skills I acquired in the organizing phase to best represent Academy staff at the bargaining table. This first contract will be a historic one with lots of voices to be heard and considered, and I believe I'm well suited to be a strong negotiator at the table and fight for the fair contract we deserve.

  • Hi everyone, my name is Gabby and I’m a GE Sales Associate and I've been at CAS since March of 2023. I’m passionate about serving on the bargaining committee because I believe that our workers should be informed about company decisions and how they may impact them, make a fair wage, be protected from unexpected internal changes, and be unified as one organization. I love this museum and am so inspired by all of the amazing people we have here throughout the different departments and am so grateful to be here. Although I haven't been here long, I think that I would be a great candidate for the committee because of my insight particularly within my department. Thank you for your consideration, and I'm excited to see the next steps in this process.

  • The recognition of CalAcademy Workers United is a huge shift for the entire Academy. I'm excited about the opportunities we have to make changes that will benefit Academy staff across departments and divisions, and to solidify and strengthen the many aspects of working here that we love. I want to join the bargaining team in order to make sure that what we fight for in our first contract is truly a reflection of what Academy staff wants. The process of bargaining our first contract is both an opportunity to continue to build community, and to make significant improvements for everyone. Thank you for this opportunity!

  • Bargaining a strong first contract is critical to establishing our union and setting us up for a thriving future together. Having worked in many different departments, I have a multi-faceted understanding of our institution and the needs of workers throughout. As a member of the organizing committee, I’ve had the opportunity to have hundreds of conversations with y’all and through that I’m hopeful I can faithfully represent our diverse and dynamic perspectives and ensure that our contract reflects that