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Smithsonian food court workers get union

By Sean Higgins

Published December 17, 2013 5:00am ET

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Smithsonian food court workers get union — Employees of a food service company contracted by the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of American History will join Unite Here. (AP File) | Richard Drew

In an apparent first for an institution on the National Mall, the people who staff the food courts at two Smithsonian museums will become union members. A reported 220 will join the food service industry union Unite Here.

The workers are not federal employees, but rather work for a food service company contracted by the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of American History. Nevertheless, it gives Unite Here a foothold in museums.

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