May I offer some information, writing as a librarian and a member of the
Association of University Teachers (AUT)
AUT is a trade union and professional body which aims to represent all its
members in higher education
Most of those members are from the teaching and research staff, but
there are within
AUT a number of sections for various groups of staff who are often
regarded
as academic-related. Among these are specialist groups for
Administrative staff,
Computer staff and Library Staff
Each Local Association (ie branch) of AUT can have its own Library
Staff group, and
there is a national committee for Library Group members to press
such issues as they
want to raise
May I suggest that any librarians in higher education who are
interested in considering
this way forward in pursuit of better salaries and conditions of
service might like to
contact their institution's AUT Local Association secretary. In the
event of any difficulties
in doing so, you could contact AUT Head Office for further
information at
[log in to unmask]
John Barry
AUT LA Secretary
University of Brighton
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> From: Ingham, Richard
> Reply To: Ingham, Richard
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 12:55 pm
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc: 'Ian Gordon'
> Subject: RE: " Librarian's salaries "
>
> For those of us in academic, especially HE libraries in the UK this seems
> a
> good idea. It would certainly get us away from the clerical based salary
> grades
> that the majority of us in the sector are on. Does anyone else feel the
> same
> and if so any ideas on how we might start the ball rolling?
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian Gordon [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 26 May 2000 02:59
> > To: Fiona White; Ingham, Richard; [log in to unmask]
> > Cc: 'Laurie Fenwick'
> > Subject: RE: " Librarian's salaries "
> >
> >
> > From across the pond ... looking at this issue from a North American
> > academic perspective, librarians are increasingly joining faculty unions
> > and negotiating working conditions, benefits and salaries within the
> same
> > agreement. This has a dual purpose. Librarians belong to a larger
> > bargaining unit and are seen as academics and not support staff; It has
> > given librarians the need to be accountable to the entire academic
> > community and thus act in a nominal role worthy of tenured faculty.
> >
> > Librarians in many North American universities are paid very well from
> an
> > entry level position, increasing through the ranks based on merit and
> > length of service.
> >
> > Ian Gordon
> >
> >
> > At 11:22 AM 5/26/2000 +0100, Fiona White wrote:
> > >yeah. This discussion about low salaries has gone round and round on
> > >lis-link several times in the couple of years I've belonged to it.
> Anybody
> > >got any practical ideas about how to fight to raise salary levels?
> > >
> > >Fiona
> > >
> > >
> > >At 11:00 AM 26/05/00 +0100, Ingham, Richard wrote:
> > >>Well why don't we try it and see?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> And on the whole librarians tend not to be prepared to fight for
> higher
> > >>> wages!!!
> > >>>
> > >>> [And lets be honest, what do you think would happen if we were to
> start a
> > >>> fight?????]
> > >>>
> > >>> Laurie
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >
> > >
>
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