Overview
- The CGT, Sud and CFDT unions announced a reconductible strike to begin Monday, December 15, citing degraded working conditions and insufficient resources.
- The strike call was approved unanimously by about 200 employees at a Louvre auditorium assembly, according to CFDT representative Valérie Baud.
- In a letter to Culture Minister Rachida Dati, unions say daily closures now exceed the guaranteed opening plan because of understaffing, technical failures and the museum’s aging infrastructure.
- Recent problems referenced include an October 19 burglary, a November gallery closure for vétusté, and a water leak that damaged several hundred volumes in the Egyptian Antiquities library.
- Union demands include new posts for reception and gallery surveillance, more permanent contracts for ongoing roles, and ministerial-level negotiations, with no official response reported so far.