24th February 2006, 12:25 AM
Well I don't know, I would have thought that a strike as an ultimate sanction could be a very effective weapon. The archaeology being completed is a requirment of the planning process, so the work would still have to be done - given the tight overheads contracting units have to work with Any delay could be potentially disasterous. Besides if all the striking staff were sacked, there would be the problem of recruiting a field team from scratch, who were prepared to cross picket lines - and if they were all unexperienced staff then there would be further delays, no doubt under intense media scrutiny because of the news worthyness of striking and picketing archaeologists.
Not that striking is the only reason to be in a union (I'm self - employed so not really an option for me!) it is about a union of individuals, finances, skills and support which can give you access to legal and finacial deals you may not otherwise be able to get at, for instance Prospects useful guide to your legal rights at work
http://www.prospect.org.uk/doclib/your_r...bc5cd59fd3
I always thought it was a left wing approach not to ask what the union is doing for me but to embrace collective action?
Not that striking is the only reason to be in a union (I'm self - employed so not really an option for me!) it is about a union of individuals, finances, skills and support which can give you access to legal and finacial deals you may not otherwise be able to get at, for instance Prospects useful guide to your legal rights at work
http://www.prospect.org.uk/doclib/your_r...bc5cd59fd3
I always thought it was a left wing approach not to ask what the union is doing for me but to embrace collective action?