2nd October 2014, 06:06 AM
P Prentice Wrote:but market forces have already started to drive down wages. a surfeit of european diggers and trainee posts on the increase shows no sign of abating. when will diggers will unionise and demand better wages?
That is the only way things will ever improve pay and condition wise. Get a proper union going, ie not Prospect.
As for HS2 I really don't think that'll drive wages up for the existing Archaeological workforce. Most likely any shortfall in staffing will be made up ''trainees'' / students rather than offering a real financial incentive for others to enter the profession.