This is the THIRD time in the space of half a year that an organisation
tries to argue that "as I worked as a librarian" I "deserve librarian
wages" for research work (which they wouldn't dream of doing if I had
started working as research personnel from the start). I am furious and I
am outraged, I don't blame them but I blame librarians for allowing this to
happen.
I can't possibly believe this is an isolated occurrence, so I wonder how
people on the list (or indeed, ANY of your colleagues who are doing proper
research work) has dealt with this situation, which is to my view, more
discriminatory than colour, race or gender.
Two people on this list have answered before giving me examples of how
personnel or school librarians deal with this (the lack of parity with
academic/school teachers were two examples). This event has taken things a
bit further down into the pit, in the sense that "working in the library"
is being used AGAINST me for the other half of the week !!!
As it's much too late to get out, and I have lost precious time in a
profession which only now I am starting to realise is so, so badly
considered, I would very much like advice on how to rectify this MESS -
even being a foreigner has not been taken against me as coming onto the
payroll as "librarian" !!!
Any useful comments (part. how AUT/Unison might negotiate this) gratefully
received.
Emilce Rees
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