25th February 2011, 10:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 25th February 2011, 10:38 AM by kevin wooldridge.)
One of the difficulties lies with the way that many archaeologists are employed - short term contracts working for numerous employers in lots of different places. I don't know of any UK trade unions that are organised in such a way as to respond to workers in thse circumstances.
Prospect has its so called catch-all 'Archaeologists' branch into which it dumps individual members who don't have a permanent or established place of work, but if my situation is anything to go by (one brief message in 5 years membership and occassional magazines telling me about the problems of fellow union members in non-related professions) they don't really have a lot of time for archaeologists.
Prospect has its so called catch-all 'Archaeologists' branch into which it dumps individual members who don't have a permanent or established place of work, but if my situation is anything to go by (one brief message in 5 years membership and occassional magazines telling me about the problems of fellow union members in non-related professions) they don't really have a lot of time for archaeologists.
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