The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Foundation Workers Union (AFWU) AFSCME Local 126) have agreed to a three-year contract between the union and the Academy Foundation, AFWU and AMPAS announced on Friday.
The Academy Foundation is a section 501(c)(3) public charity that operates the Academy’s outreach and educational initiatives, including the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Margaret Herrick Library and the Academy Film Archive. Its more than 80 workers, who include archivists, film preservationists and librarians, began the unionization process in October 2022 and were voluntarily recognized by Academy management in November of that year.