Louvre closes for the day due to strike
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Paris, France: The Louvre Museum said Monday it was shutting for the day, for the third time in a month, due to a strike by staff. The museum is n...
Paris, France: The Louvre Museum said Monday it was shutting for the day, for the third time in a month, due to a strike by staff.
"The museum is not opening today," said a spokesperson for the most-visited museum in the world.
Trade unions are pressing for more recruitment, pay and better maintenance of the vast former royal palace, and have launched several days of strikes in recent months.
Nearly 140 new hires have been announced since the start of the strike movement in mid-December, and another meeting was scheduled at the culture ministry on Thursday to discuss salary increases.
Some union leaders were also contesting museum director Laurence des Cars' management style which they view as remote and inflexible.
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