Museum workers in Glasgow could take further strike action if proposed job cuts aren’t reversed, a union rep warned, as staff protested outside…
Museum workers in Glasgow could take further strike action if proposed job cuts aren’t reversed, a union rep warned, as staff protested outside the city chambers.
While the Burrell Collection, which closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, was reopened on Thursday, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum was shut for the fourth day this week.Brian Smith, Unison Glasgow secretary, said the strike had been “effective” as the Kelvingrove and the Burrell had to close, but it has “not been successful yet”.
Unison members were set to meet later on Thursday to discuss their next steps, but Mr Smith said he “would be surprised if they said they didn’t want to agree further strike action”. Alison Brown, a curator, said: “The cuts that are being made are to 30% of effectively the backroom staff, the professional, specialist, technical staff. We are the lifeblood of the museum service.Unison wants more national funding to be provided to Glasgow’s museums and Ms Brown said: “Our collection is the largest local authority collection in the UK, it is of a national level.”
“The public, when we explain, are really supportive, particularly the international visitors, because one of the things they say is ‘you are a free museum, it is amazing’. They are so used to museums having a charge.”
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