1st March 2010, 05:00 PM
Your point is well taken Windbag. I can see that matters relating to career development (the certain lack of one at present) as well as pay and conditions may seem more pressing. Indeed drug and alcohol tests effect many different occupations and trades so a broader based campaign would be appropriate, but they should still be of concern to us as they directly impact on our working life and environment.
A separate thread is currently looking at and promoting the unionisation of archaeology. It is a point of interest that many unions have reservations about random drug and alcohol testing. We should I believe all be searching for ways for bettering our work environment and should be willing to stand up and be counted. Joining a union may be one way of combatting the imposition of these tests as well as addressing other issues perhaps more particular to archaeology?
A separate thread is currently looking at and promoting the unionisation of archaeology. It is a point of interest that many unions have reservations about random drug and alcohol testing. We should I believe all be searching for ways for bettering our work environment and should be willing to stand up and be counted. Joining a union may be one way of combatting the imposition of these tests as well as addressing other issues perhaps more particular to archaeology?