V&A (PROSPECT) Strike Calendar

Prospect members at the Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington site took two days of strike action alongside colleagues from the PCS union in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The action resulted in the closure of the museum's main entrance and some galleries.

The union is seeking a minimum four percent pay increase for staff earning above the Living Wage, time-and-a-half for Bank Holiday working, London Living Wage employer accreditation within 12 months, and improved food provision at V&A East sites. While the recent strike was focused on South Kensington, the dispute remains ongoing across all satellite museum sites in London.

Prospect members at the V&A in South Kensington are set to take strike action on 25 and 26 September in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The action is being coordinated alongside PCS members who are striking on the same dates in a parallel dispute.

The union is demanding a minimum 4% pay increase for staff earning above the Living Wage, time-and-a-half for Bank Holiday work, accreditation as a London Living Wage employer within 12 months, and improved food provision at V&A East sites.

While this strike action will only cover South Kensington, the union remains in dispute across all satellite V&A sites in London, including V&A East, V&A Storehouse, and Young V&A.

Three Victoria and Albert Museum sites were closed due to two days of strike action taken by members of Prospect and PCS over pay and working conditions.

The unions are calling for a minimum 4% pay rise for staff earning above the Living Wage, time-and-a-half for Bank Holiday shifts, accreditation as a London Living Wage employer within 12 months, and improved food provision at V&A East sites.

Staff held a rally outside V&A East during the strike, which follows previous industrial action at V&A Storehouse.

Prospect has won its dispute with V&A over Collections Access workers at a storehouse site. The dispute arose because workers lacked time to use the toilet or drink water. Members had voted to take strike action after V&A refused to grant two paid breaks a day. V&A has now changed its policy and granted the requested breaks.

However, members are still set to strike over wider issues regarding pay, terms, and conditions. The PCS union is also balloting its members for strike action.

Union members working as collections access officers at a museum storehouse site have voted unanimously for strike action due to a dispute over working conditions. The workers are requesting two paid breaks a day to allow time for toilet breaks and hydration during their shifts. Despite a collective grievance being raised on the matter, the museum has not agreed to this request, which is already granted to staff in other departments.

In addition, union members across all of the museum's sites have voted to take industrial action over a wider dispute. This wider dispute involves demands for a pay increase, bank holiday premium pay, and becoming an accredited London Living Wage employer. The scheduling and details of the upcoming industrial action will be determined in due course.