Louvre Museum workers vote to strike

Workers at the Louvre Museum voted on Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing another blow to the Paris museum after an embarrassing jewellery heist in October. The CFDT union said the vote was taken at a meeting of 400 workers on Monday morning and that they decided to strike for the day. The world’s most-visited museum didn’t open as scheduled and turned would-be visitors away. A notice on the Louvre’s website advised would-be visitors that “the museum is closed for the moment.” The strike vote followed talks last week between labour unions and Government officials, including Culture Minister Rachida Dati. Labour leaders said the talks had not alleviated all of their concerns about staffing and financing for the Louvre.