National Gallery staff in all out strike

U.K.

At the beginning of last week (10 August) workers at the National Gallery in central London began an all-out strike against the privatisation of visitor services. The union has been calling for negotiations to avoid the privatisation and had hoped to have talks with the Gallery's new director before he took office. The union is also campaigning for the reinstatement of a leading shop steward, illegally sacked, the union believes for her trade union activity.
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