1st June 2010, 09:50 PM
Dino' - WTF - would you never put your principles before your apparently desperate scramble for the next job?...
your attitude brings to mind those Mysterious Temp Agenceys that now haunt Job Centers (eg Polly Toynbee "Hard Work" 2003) ("come for a trial at low wage, oh you need to pay your own transport to the interview...and theres a small charge for the uniform..., by the way as temporary staff you have no sick/holiday pay ect...just sign here...well you do want a job dont you?...its better than nothing!....[after a few weeks] sorry no permenant positions available....but there is agencey that might help....")..........or perhapes some kind of 1930's gang master...or a 21st c. Fagen
...how low will we go to undercut each other, and Dance for the Rich Mans Crumbs?
At some piont a Stand must be taken...i guess there will always be few on the Wrong Side...
There may be higher stakes and wider issues...beyond archaeology, this is about Root Democracy and Empowerment...are we happy with how gross capital speculation has damaged us all and the planet we live on? Are we happy with the strength of our voice on issues we all care about?
Union membership and a regonised cross-organisational charter will enable archaeologists to act strongly in defence of thier Proffesion and thier Research, against the assults of Market Forces...and help to promote our collective Skill as culturally valuable national assets...
It will also allow collective sanction of Rouge Traders, who are not acting in the best long-term interests of the Majority, or the Discipline of Archaeology.
your attitude brings to mind those Mysterious Temp Agenceys that now haunt Job Centers (eg Polly Toynbee "Hard Work" 2003) ("come for a trial at low wage, oh you need to pay your own transport to the interview...and theres a small charge for the uniform..., by the way as temporary staff you have no sick/holiday pay ect...just sign here...well you do want a job dont you?...its better than nothing!....[after a few weeks] sorry no permenant positions available....but there is agencey that might help....")..........or perhapes some kind of 1930's gang master...or a 21st c. Fagen
...how low will we go to undercut each other, and Dance for the Rich Mans Crumbs?
At some piont a Stand must be taken...i guess there will always be few on the Wrong Side...
There may be higher stakes and wider issues...beyond archaeology, this is about Root Democracy and Empowerment...are we happy with how gross capital speculation has damaged us all and the planet we live on? Are we happy with the strength of our voice on issues we all care about?
Union membership and a regonised cross-organisational charter will enable archaeologists to act strongly in defence of thier Proffesion and thier Research, against the assults of Market Forces...and help to promote our collective Skill as culturally valuable national assets...
It will also allow collective sanction of Rouge Traders, who are not acting in the best long-term interests of the Majority, or the Discipline of Archaeology.