Protestors descend on London's Royal Academy over planned job cuts

Protestors from the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain demonstrated at the Royal Academy of Arts to oppose planned job cuts. The RA claims only up to 60 roles, not 100, are at risk, with half currently vacant. Staff expressed significant lack of confidence in management through a vote, highlighting concerns over accountability and service capacity amid job losses. The IWGB emphasizes the impact of staff reductions on public access to art, calling for a halt to redundancies amid financial pressures in the arts sector.

"Arts institutions like the RA will be unable to do the vital work they do with fewer staff, leading to a reduction in access to art for the public."

"Of the 60 roles that could be made redundant, almost half are currently vacant, therefore by not recruiting these roles, the number of redundancies may be mitigated."

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