"The sudden strike, held over concerns about pay, working conditions and infrastructure, forced the museum to close and increased pressure on its embattled director, Laurence des Cars. "The movement does not show any sign of weakness-the strike was voted unanimously by 350 employees," Christian Galantani, a representative of the CGT Union tells The Art Newspaper. This is the third day the museum has been completely closed since mid-December. On another six occasions it remained opened for half a day for restricted visits."
"The Louvre normally welcomes about 30,000 visitors per day; according to the union representatives, each day of complete closure costs the museum about €400,000. The Louvre declined to comment when asked about its financial losses since mid-December. Negotiations between the union and France's culture ministry over wages are scheduled for next Thursday (29 January), with unions demanding that staff pay is aligned with that at other national museums and monuments."
Staff at the Louvre staged a ninth strike in a month on 19 January over pay, working conditions and infrastructure, forcing a full museum closure. Three hundred and fifty employees voted unanimously for the action, marking the third complete closure since mid-December and six restricted half-day openings. Each full closure reportedly costs about €400,000, with the museum normally hosting about 30,000 visitors daily. Negotiations with France's culture ministry are scheduled for 29 January, with unions seeking salary alignment with other national museums and opposing a €666m entrance and subterranean complex, demanding maintenance and infrastructure repairs instead. Management and redevelopment plans face criticism, and director Laurence des Cars is under scrutiny.
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