london museums to strike over half term

04.02.05

Workers in three of the UK's leading museums, including London's Science Museum, have voted to strike over pay during the busy half term week.

Hundreds of staff at 3 museums are set to walk out on a one-day strike during the week beginning 14 February, to coincide with the school half-term holidays. [Later addition: the strikes have been set for Wednesday 16.02.05].

London's Science Museum, the National Railway Museum in York and the National Museum of Photography Film and Television, Bradford, will all be hit.

Staff have rejected a 2.5% pay offer, which unions say was below inflation and 'derisory'. The Union Prospect said the offer did not offer pay progression and even fell short of the Treasury's 3.5% cap on public sector settlements.

Management have blamed lack of funding and free admission, which has led to the closure of some of the Science Museum's galleries.

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