Overview
- Roughly 300 employees voted in a morning general assembly to continue the walkout, keeping the museum closed on Monday.
- Unions call salary alignment with Ministry of Culture pay scales the key sticking point, with a bargaining session on wages set for Thursday.
- Culture Minister Rachida Dati said "consequential decisions" are imminent for the museum, signaling a governance review and possible personnel moves.
- The ministry has already reversed a planned €5.7 million budget cut and pledged 138 recruitments, steps unions say fall short on pay.
- Staff grievances cite overcrowding, visitor aggression, outdated equipment and burnout; assemblies have routinely delayed openings by about two hours and closures have cost at least €1 million in lost revenue.