'Insulting offer' | Tate Gallery workers to strike for a week over pay

Employees at the Tate Galleries have voted overwhelmingly for a week of strike action in a dispute over pay and terms and conditions.

In a ballot that closed on 11 November, the workers who are members of the Public & Commercial Services (PCS) union voted for industrial action by a margin of 98% on a turnout of 87.72%.

More than 150 members will strike from November 26th to December 2nd, raising the prospect of reduced services across the Tate’s venues in London, Liverpool and St Ives, including potential disruptions to the opening of a new Turner and Constable exhibition at Tate Britain.

The PCS union said that Tate’s current pay offer of 3% is lower than the Civil Service Pay Remit and “does not address ongoing issues of low pay at the institution.”

In a recent survey, 72.2% of PCS members at the Tate said that their current salary is not enough to meet basic living costs.