British Library workers are taking a stand and they need your solidarity. Over 300 staff are striking for 14 days over the employer's failure to offer an above inflation pay offer for a second consecutive year, poor treatment, and a devastating cyber-attack that exposed their personal data. Despite these challenges, they’ve continued to serve the public with professionalism and care, safeguarding priceless cultural artifacts and maintaining high standards of service.
This dispute isn’t just about pay it’s about dignity, respect, and the future of our national institutions. Management continues to award themselves six-figure salaries while offering frontline staff just 2.4%, far below inflation. Workers have shared powerful testimonies of in-work poverty, mental health struggles, and feeling abandoned by those in charge. It’s time to show your support for British Library workers and to demonstrate they are not alone.
By signing the e-action, you’ll be calling on MPs to support striking workers by calling for increased grant in aid funding for the library and standing up for fair treatment across the public sector. Let’s send a clear message: British Library workers deserve better and we’re with them every step of the way.
