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museum of fine arts boston slashes jobs as financial woes deepen

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has laid off 33 employees and eliminated 23 vacant positions, a 10% overall staff reduction, to address a projected $13 million budget deficit. The cuts affect a range of roles, including three endowed curatorial positions, and have sparked renewed tensions with the museum's unionized workforce, which is seeking to bargain over the decision.

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MFA Boston will lay off 33 employees amid rising deficit and restructuring

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, announced it will lay off 33 employees, representing 6.3% of its workforce. The cuts, which take immediate effect, include 16 unionized positions represented by United Auto Workers Local 2110, with the union claiming it received only one day's notice. The museum cites an "unsustainable deficit" and the need for a restructuring to achieve financial sustainability.

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