As nationwide protests continue to loom across France, with the next action planned for Saturday, October 31, at least one social grievance has been addressed at the country’s top museum. On Thursday, the Louvre in Paris signed an agreement with unions who had threatened to strike for months, reports Le Figaro and AFP .

“The signature of the agreement amounts to a positive step for the Louvre,” a museum representative told AFP .

A few months after last year’s daytime robbery at the Louvre emptied the museum of over $100 million worth of its crown jewels, a broad coalition of French unions went on strike and, until this week’s deal, had pledged to continue protesting over poor working conditions, insufficient personnel, and the handling of museum renovations. The strikes began in December and forced the museum to close entirely for a total of four days and partially for another four days.…