"BBC Workers at the London Museum are to strike for one day over the February half-term break in a dispute over pay. Members of the Prospect union will walk out on 19 February. Action short of a strike, including an overtime ban, will start the following day and will be continuous. The museum's Barbican site has been closed permanently while work is under way to open at a new site at the Smithfield Market later this year."
"Prospect said its members were "left with no choice" while the museum said it had proposed as large a pay award "as possible". Steve Thomas, deputy general secretary of Prospect, said: "Our members have worked tirelessly for the museum and on the new flagship site but they have been left with no option but to take this action." The action short of striking will also involve staff refusing to do any voluntary duties."
Prospect-union staff at the London Museum will strike for one day on 19 February over a pay dispute, with continuous action short of a strike beginning the following day, including an overtime ban and refusal of voluntary duties. The museum's Barbican site has closed permanently while a new flagship opens at Smithfield Market later this year, and the strike will affect visitors to the London Museum Docklands in Canary Wharf. Prospect said members felt they had no choice after working on the new site. The museum said it prioritized lower-paid staff with an average 5.5% increase and senior staff 2.6%, and said negotiations continue.
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