PHILADELPHIA — Striking members of the first union in the storied history of the Philadelphia Museum of Art overwhelmingly approved their first contract Sunday evening and prepared to return to their jobs Monday morning, concluding a historic 19-day walkout.
"I love my job, and I'm really happy to go back to work," said Maia Wind, a graphics editor who has worked at the museum for 33 years and walked the picket lines for all 19 days since Sept. 26.
"We were able to hold out for the contract that we deserve," she said. "We actually deserve a lot more, but we won the strike. We definitely won the strike. So we're going to go back and we're going to be very strong."
