25th February 2011, 11:32 AM
kevin wooldridge Wrote: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. ...
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.
Even as as permanent an employee as it gets these days, as the single union member until recently at my employer my union membership has been less one of ensuring unified collective action or mutual support and more one of being able to access Prospect services and info (such as it is)...
and indeed the lines of communication are non-existent
information flow and lines of contact between members acting autonomously would be a way forward. although, to be honest, BAJR - :face-approve: - seems to ensure a more constant flow of information and communication than the more formal structures.
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