22nd April 2010, 10:15 PM
For the IFA 'to do better' a clear knowledge of what it does and is capable of doing must be had...many of the complaints i have heard from the 'coal-face' tend to suggest that the workforce is insufficiently educated in the merits of collective action (based around unionisation) and that many of the issues they face daily can only be addressed in this 'bottom-up' way - the IFA is clearly a 'top-down' organisation that must focus on heritage policy,archaeological standards, accreditation and so on...and eventually high-level Dishonourable Discharge from the fold for individuals or organisations that consistently impact negatively the sustainability of the profession, or the progression of UK archaeology.
Complaints about the IFA are often in fact complaints arising from pay/conditions - they are commercial issues that require Workforce Participation to solve...
NOT - "what has the IFA done for me?"
BUT - "what am i prepared to do for myself, my colleagues, and the archaeological discipline?"
Complaints about the IFA are often in fact complaints arising from pay/conditions - they are commercial issues that require Workforce Participation to solve...
NOT - "what has the IFA done for me?"
BUT - "what am i prepared to do for myself, my colleagues, and the archaeological discipline?"