2nd March 2010, 02:38 PM
I think that Prospects biggest problem is one of catching up with the times. They have always been good at organising within the larger employer organisations Museum of London, English Heritage and the National Museums but pretty crap at picking up and supporting the diverse and scattered membeship that qualifies for the catch-all 'Archaeologists Branch'. In this day and age with the wide spread use of social contact computing that seem to me to be a big negative for the union!!. I am in the Archaeologists Branch and have tried (unsuccesfully it has to be said) for several years to establish on-going contact with the branch. True I move around a lot and am often out of the country, but Prospect's attitude seems very negative to me. They don't seem to want to really attract archaeological members unless you happen to work for a big employer.
So maybe the Unite initiative isn't such a bad thing. Maybe they could be convinced to go where Prospect won't and really engage with archaeologists who are members...In fact maybe I might join as well and forget about Prospect....
So maybe the Unite initiative isn't such a bad thing. Maybe they could be convinced to go where Prospect won't and really engage with archaeologists who are members...In fact maybe I might join as well and forget about Prospect....
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...