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The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow
MUSEUM workers in Glasgow are set to begin a fortnight of protests this week in a fight against job cuts, public-sector union Unison said today.
Glasgow Life Museums, which plans to cut 37 jobs from its museums and collections department in an effort to pug a £1.5 million hole in its finances, argues that half the proposed job cuts are unfilled posts, and says it will work with the union to deal with the remainder.
Many of the affected jobs go largely unseen by the public, but Unison argues that the loss of curators, conservators, technicians, outreach personnel and learning assistants risks undermining visitors’ experience and will leave exhibition spaces empty and “stagnant.”
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