Possible Strike at the V&A Museum, a New American Pride-Focused Art Exhibition in DC, and More: Morning Links for July 27, 2026

V&A Staffers Prepare Strike Ballot over Hot-Weather Work Conditions

More than three hundred unionized workers at the Victoria & Albert Museum are set to vote on a strike action spurred by the broiling heat that has enveloped the city in recent weeks, The Guardian reports. Staffers from across the institution’s four London sites—the museum in South Kensington, V&A East Museum and V&A East Storehouse in Stratford, and […]

Possible Strike at the V&A Museum, a New American Pride-Focused Art Exhibition in DC, and More: Morning Links for July 27, 2026

Staffers at London's V&A Museum are voting on possible "heatwave" strike action.

V&A museum staff to vote on strike action over heatwave conditions

Workers are forbidden from drinking and carrying water, even during the heatwave

V&A Museum staff balloted on strike action over heatwave working conditions

Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum workers are being balloted for strike action amid claims that staff are being put at risk during hot weather, with union members raising concerns over access to drinking water and the museum’s response to heatwaves. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union says health and safety has become a major issue across the V&A’s London sites, particularly during periods of high temperatures. The union is calling for…

V&A workers threaten strike over heatwave conditions

Workers at V&A museums are balloting for strike action over heatwave conditions and pay. More than 300 employees across four of the V&A’s sites in London – South Kensington, the V&A East Museum, V&A East Storehouse and the Young V&A – are taking part in the ballot. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union launched the strike ballot of 23 July, citing “serious and unresolved concerns affecting staff across the museum”. The worker…

V&A workers hold ballot to strike over pay and heatwave conditions

Union calls for museum to become accredited London living wage employer and let staff carry water during shifts Workers at one of the world’s leading art and design museums are balloting for “heatwave” strike action. The ballot at V&A is taking place because of concerns about soaring temperatures…