V&A Workers Hold Ballot to Strike Over Pay and Heatwave Conditions The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is one of Britain's most revered institutions, a bastion of art and design that has stood for nearly 170 years.
However, behind its hallowed halls, a different story is unfolding – one of heat exhausted workers, denied access to water during their shifts, and a management that seems more concerned with the museum's prestige than the well being of its staff.
The ballot for strike action, launched by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) on July 23rd, is a symptom of a wider malaise.