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A planned strike at the V&A over half-term has been suspended after an improved offer from its management.
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strike → suspend → management
Museum staff who were members of the Prospect and Public and Commercial Services (PCS) unions had voted to strike on Thursday and Friday in a dispute over pay and working conditions including inadequate toilet and hydration breaks.
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who → vote → breaks
The strike would have closed the V&A’s main galleries in south Kensington, as well as V&A East, V&A Storehouse and Young V&A in east London.
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strike → close → London
The strike was suspended on Monday pending last-minute talks with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, after the V&A management made an improved offer.
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management → suspend → offer
In a statement PCS said it had suspended strikes planned for 29 and 30 October “to allow Acas-facilitated talks to take place, following an improved offer from the museum”.
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talks → say → museum
Prospect and the V&A also confirmed the strike had been suspended while negotiations continued.
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negotiations → confirm → ?
The unions are demanding a 4% pay increase for staff earning above the living wage, and for the V&A to become an accredited London living-wage employer within 12 months.
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V&A → demand → months
They also want time-and-a-half pay for bank holiday working.
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They → want → working
On conditions, they are seeking improvements to working during heatwaves and better food at the museum’s east London sites.
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they → seek → sites
In July, when staff first voted to strike, a V&A spokesperson said “extensive measures” had been introduced to help staff during the heatwave.
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measures → vote → heatwave
These included additional rest breaks and closing some galleries during the hottest periods.
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These → include → periods
The dispute has previously involved two separate two-day strikes in September.
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dispute → involve → September
A V&A spokesperson said: “All V&A museums will be open this week, including all exhibitions, free displays and planned half-term activities.
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museums → say → exhibitions
While we are working to reinstate as much of our public programme as possible, unfortunately some events may still be cancelled or postponed – visitors are encouraged to check our website before travelling.
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visitors → work → website
“We welcome this opportunity for constructive discussions with our trade union colleagues.
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We → welcome → colleagues
Our latest pay offer delivers an average 4.18% pay rise and a 6.9% increase for our lowest-paid colleagues; increased bank holiday pay to 1.5, alongside a sector-leading bonus scheme and a subsidised food offer for staff at all V&A sites.”
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offer → deliver → sites
Paula Lamont, Prospect’s national secretary, said: “We will be entering talks in good faith and hope that a resolution to the dispute can be found.”
Earlier this month, Prospect’s general secretary, Mike Clancy, called on the V&A’s director, Tristram Hunt, a former Labour MP, to get involved in the negotiations.
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secretary → say → negotiations
He said: “Prospect members are dedicated to their jobs, and it is these dedicated staff who make the museum the world-class attraction it is.
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it → say → jobs
That Tristram Hunt can’t even be bothered to take part in the negotiations himself shows the level of disdain in which he holds his staff.”
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he → bother → staff
While the V&A has said all its staff are paid at least this rate, some of the museum’s outsourced contractors are not.
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some → say → contractors
V&A Dundee, which is not involved in the dispute, is an accredited living-wage employer.
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which → involve → dispute
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