Like Heist, Megan Dyer worked at the Guggenheim as an art handler in the 1990s and has recently returned to the museum. According to her, she’s making only $3 more than she did three decades ago. And while compensation has remained stagnant, the institution has increased its protocols and standards of quality. Through the union, Dyer hopes that the Guggenheim can match salary with the respect its employees deserve. “It’s an institution devoted to art, but the people working there are also artists who aren’t currently able to afford their studios,” she said by phone. “Compensation levels haven’t raised to the levels necessary for living in New York.”