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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