Strike shuts down Louvre
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December 4, 2009, Friday
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THE Louvre Museum and the royal palace at Versailles were closed yesterday because of a French museum workers' strike that appears to be gathering steam.
Frustrated tourists gathered outside the landmark pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre, blocked off by workers protesting government plans not to replace half of retiring public servants, which will affect the country's museums.
The strike began at the Pompidou Center for modern art last month and workers at other museums joined in on Wednesday.
Union leaders met with Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand on Wednesday but won no concessions. He said France could not make an exception for museum workers in the government-wide cost-cutting measure.
Frustrated tourists gathered outside the landmark pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre, blocked off by workers protesting government plans not to replace half of retiring public servants, which will affect the country's museums.
The strike began at the Pompidou Center for modern art last month and workers at other museums joined in on Wednesday.
Union leaders met with Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand on Wednesday but won no concessions. He said France could not make an exception for museum workers in the government-wide cost-cutting measure.
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