Members of the Prospect trade union working at the London Museum are in dispute over their pay. The Museum is about to reopen on a prestigious new site in Smithfield, central London.
Workers at the museum’s Docklands site took strike action on Thursday 19 February, during school half-term. They are following this with continuous industrial action short of strike from 20 February.
The fight is for an improved pay offer that will not leave anyone out of pocket after to inflation. The union submitted a pay claim in March 2025. The employer took 6 months to respond with an offer and continues to drag its feet.
The initial response was rejected as inadequate, as were two further offers. Prospect says that even the most recent offer represents a below inflation pay rise for most of its members involved in the dispute.
Feeling is strong. The ballot for industrial action returned 88 per cent in favour on a turn out of almost 90 per cent.
The museum is due to complete the first phase of its £437 million redevelopment later this year. The continuing industrial action includes a refusal to take on overtime and voluntary duties and is likely to have an impact on the planned timescale.