Catherwood LibraryILR School

Workers at London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum are voting on whether to strike over concerns about pay, working conditions, and protections during extreme heat. The Public and Commercial Services Union is calling for higher wages, guaranteed access to drinking water, and stronger workplace policies to address increasingly frequent heatwaves. Union members argue that existing safety measures are inadequate, while museum officials say they have already taken steps to protect employees. The dispute demonstrates how climate change is becoming an increasingly important issue in collective bargaining and workplace health and safety.