tag Serwotka’s letter (Union not to blame for National Gallery strikes,7 August) contains some inaccuracies. The procurement process for outsourcing some of our visitor services was not brought forward. The timings for each stage were made public when we effect this contract to tender and at no time have we deviated from these.
The National Gallery’s executive, which would have preferred to withhold these services in-house, or has always been open to discussions with the unions. It was the gallery which initiated the meetings with Acas and we even halted proceedings to give the PCS time to develop a viable alternative plan. Unfortunately their proposal does not satisfy our requirements,as stated in the original tender document.
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Source: theguardian.com