Issue 32 March 2004

COUNCIL CUTS PUT ARCHAEOLOGISTS ON THE DOLE

As councils put the finishing touches to their budgets this month, it looks like cuts will mean more archaeologists out of work.

In the last issue of The Digger, we reported that archaeologists at the Gloucester and the Essex local government units were under threat.

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Prospect : Manifesto for Archaeology

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PAY: 'INDUSTRY-WIDE BARGAINING IS THE ANSWER'

Phil Carpenter, Negotiations Officer for Prospect, explains the union’s latest initiative:

Prospect is the trade union which represents staff in the major archaeological organisations in Great Britain. It has members in the independent contracting bodies and archaeological trusts, all the national museums, English Heritage (EH), Cadw, Historic Scotland, and the Royal Commission on Historic Monuments.

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