María José Gutierrez Chavez at Fast Company reports Sage & Coombe Architects, a Women-led Firm based in New York City, unanimously approved a Collective Bargaining Agreement. It’s the second American practice to ratify a contract, after Bernheimer Architecture in 2024. “This contract, the second in the industry, sets a standard for Workers at Sage and Coombe and beyond,” Architectural Workers United (AWU), a group that has been helping firms organize, announced. The agreement’s details have yet to be made public. The milestone marks a significant move in the Design Industry’s Unionizing efforts, especially after high-profile setbacks. In 2022, the New York-based Firm SHoP abandoned its Unionizing efforts following what AWU called a “powerful Anti-Union Campaign.” Then in 2023, the American arm of the Multi-Disciplinary Design Firm Snøhetta voted against Unionizing. In January, the National Labor Relations Board filed a formal complaint against Snøhetta, alleging the firm illegally dismissed eight Employees in relation to organizing.

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