Four-week walkout at Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum to begin this week as pay dispute continues
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Four-Week Strike Hits National Mining MuseumOver 40 staff will strike from August 20 to September 14 after a pay raise offer was rejected by union UNISON.
Key FactsAug 18, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- More than 40 employees at the National Coal Mining Museum will begin a four-week strike starting August 20 and ending September 14.
- The industrial action mainly affects underground tours, prompted by the union rejecting a lower pay increase than previously agreed.
- Management proposed a pay rise of 80p per hour or 5 percent, which exceeds many public sector increases and surpasses six percent for several workers.
- The museum remains open with a full schedule of events, although underground tours will be suspended during the strike.
If museum managers actually care about their staff, they’ll improve the offer.— Rianne Hooley, UNISON Yorkshire and Humberside regional organiser, expressing the need for better pay to value staff.
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Strike action at Wakefield National Coal Mining Museum in pay dispute: Workers at the museum are walking out following a dispute over pay
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Four-week walkout at Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum to begin this week as pay dispute continues
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