Plug In ICA Staff Join IATSE Local 63

February 11, 2025 

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art is thrilled to announce that its staff are now officially part of the IATSE Local 63 union. Initial discussions about organizing began in December 2023, the official filling with the labour board was filled in May 2024 and the collective bargaining concluded in January 2025. As a leader in contemporary art, Plug In ICA is proud of this historical and monumental moment in our history. With this unionization staff now have matching contributions towards a pension, wage increases and job security protection.

Acknowledgments

We are on Treaty 1 Territory. Plug In ICA is located on the territories of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the National homeland of the Red River Métis. Our water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. 

Plug In ICA extends our heartfelt gratitude to our generous donors, valued members, and dedicated volunteers. We acknowledge the sustaining support of our Director’s Circle. You all make a difference.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council, the Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. We could not operate without their continued financial investment and lobbying efforts.

Plug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Gilles Hébert, Interim Executive Director at executivedirector@plugin.org.

For more information on public programming and exhibitions contact info@plugin.org.

For general information, please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043