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Impact of layoffs on museum workers and the community
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Commissioner Cumbo expresses her empathy for the workers affected by the layoffs at the Brooklyn Museum and discusses the broader impact of these cuts on the community and families involved.
- The commissioner expresses devastation over the job cuts forced by budget shortfalls
- She acknowledges the dedication and passion of the affected cultural workers
- Cumbo highlights the ripple effect of layoffs on families and communities
- She shares a personal connection, mentioning her parents' experience as union workers
- The commissioner recognizes the systemic nature of the issue, extending beyond just the Brooklyn Museum
Laurie Cumbo
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We are devastated by the job cuts that the museum's budget shortfalls have forced them to pursue.
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These are cultural workers who have dedicated their time and energy and passion to this critical institution.
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The same inflationary pressures pressures that are impacting the bottom line of the Brooklyn Museum are also impacting hardworking New Yorkers across the five boroughs.
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The impact to the families of each employee laid off through these cuts will reverberate throughout our communities.
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I feel for these workers and the unimaginable position each one of them is put in through these cuts.
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I am a DC thirty seven baby.
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Both my parents were DC thirty seven workers.
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They worked for off track betting for most of their career until off track betting was dissolved.
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And I remember that time in my household, what that meant for my family, including their medical benefits, which they had to fight for for many years until they were restored.
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You know about that fight, Henry.
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So I'm here.
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I totally understand the challenge that so many of you are facing.
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We want to be of support and assistance and best we can, but also recognizing that this is a huge systemic issue that goes far beyond the Brooklyn Museum, and we need many more players at the table to figure out how to help our DC thirty seven and UAW and many other workers to maintain their positions moving forward.