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Hundreds Queue at Louvre Museum as Strike Vote Delays Opening
About 400 Louvre workers struck over staffing shortages and poor conditions, delaying the museum's opening and disrupting access for thousands of visitors, unions said.
- On Monday, the Louvre Museum, Paris delayed opening, leaving hundreds of tourists queued outside as security guards told visitors to come back later.
- Union representatives say long-standing staff shortages and building disrepair have driven unrest among the 2,200-strong workforce as museum leadership faces scrutiny after the October daylight jewel robbery of $102 million.
- Around 400 employees voted unanimously to strike during a meeting on Monday, prompting protesters to close the museum's doors to thousands of visitors that day.
- After the state-run institution's usual Tuesday closure, visitors crowded the courtyard in the cold to see the Mona Lisa, with José Ibanez, Spanish tourist, waiting an hour at the front of the queue.
- Tourists' mixed reactions included some understanding the demonstration and others expressing frustration after traveling far only to be turned away on Wednesday.
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Visitors back to the Louvre: the Parisian museum, in the turmoil since the burglary of 19 October, reopened partially Wednesday despite the renewal of the strike of the agents that had led to its total closure on Monday. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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The management announces reopening the museum of "partial way", the notice of strike being maintained. The unions demand better working conditions and reception of the public.
At the same time, the staff continued the strike this Wednesday.
The most visited museum in the world was closed completely on Monday day the vote of its employees
·Spain
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