Meow Wolf Workers Hold Spooky Season ULP Strike

Over the Halloween weekend, CWA Local 7055 members held a three-day strike in Grapevine, Texas, as a response to Meow Wolf’s repeated violations of federal labor law and its failure to bargain in good faith with the Meow Wolf Workers Collective-CWA Local 7055 (MWWC-CWA).

The strike follows more than a year of stalled contract negotiations between workers and the company. Despite presenting itself as a progressive employer, Meow Wolf has repeatedly violated federal labor law and engaged in an aggressive union containment strategy designed to weaken its workers’ power. Earlier this month, an informational picket was held outside Meow Wolf’s The Real Unrealexhibition to demonstrate workers’ growing frustration around stagnant wages and lack of a union contract.

“The first year we were open, Meow Wolf would preach about community and being on the forefront of social change, which really resonated with this workforce. That's why all of us are still here, why we work so hard,” said Meow Wolf Workers Collective-CWA Local 7055 member Jack McPherson, who is a bartender at Meow Wolf Grapevine's The Real Unreal. “And over the last few months, Meow Wolf has really stepped back from those ideals, and we're not going to let that happen without a fight.”

Support MWWC-CWA by donating directly to their Strike Fund or reaching out to Meow Wolf directly at 1-866-636-9969. For more campaign updates, follow MWWC-CWA on Instagram and BlueSky.

Read the full press release here. 

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.