tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007090566288222344.post4126679670752534521..comments2023-07-18T11:13:18.577-04:00Comments on Museos Unite: Actively Organizing: A Lesson From CanadaKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356138357659552896noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007090566288222344.post-89186749215177503282010-02-03T04:35:51.094-05:002010-02-03T04:35:51.094-05:00Work at home jobs can be hard to trust. That'...Work at home jobs can be hard to trust. That's why we research and publish only the best of the best... carefully pre-screened, 100% scam-free work at home jobs you can depend on. No get rich quick schemes. No scams. Just 100% real work at home jobs<br />www.onlineuniversalwork.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007090566288222344.post-46182060621056007052010-01-28T05:59:58.656-05:002010-01-28T05:59:58.656-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007090566288222344.post-1015902550638866582010-01-28T03:30:15.693-05:002010-01-28T03:30:15.693-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007090566288222344.post-50413266473545541712009-12-17T03:19:53.879-05:002009-12-17T03:19:53.879-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007090566288222344.post-20278020189990716962009-11-23T09:56:40.745-05:002009-11-23T09:56:40.745-05:00Hi Julie. Thanks for the clarifications! As I said...Hi Julie. Thanks for the clarifications! As I said, I have no idea how things work in Canada. You're right: the employment practices at your museum are deplorable. I wish you the best of luck in getting them changed, and thank you for sharing the details of your struggle.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197445379103297920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007090566288222344.post-85693073326394897262009-11-23T07:50:06.528-05:002009-11-23T07:50:06.528-05:00Thank you for posted about our strike Kirsten. It...Thank you for posted about our strike Kirsten. It's nice to know that the word is getting out and more action can be taken against the employer.<br /><br />Just to clarify some things, we are public servants as the institution is a Crown Corporation. Also, there isn't an option to join the union. The position you compete for is either unionized or non-unionized. Out of about 500 positions about 420 are unionized.<br /><br />To put in some context, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum are the two largest national museums in Canada. Therefore we receive the largest pot of government money. The CEO is the most paid of all National museums (there are 17). The employees? The worse paid, some positions by 30%.<br /><br />You'd think that salary parity would be our biggest issue, but it is not. It's the protection of our jobs. The corporation has been privatizing more and more positions. Cafeteria, boutique, parking, facilities maintenance... But now they are looking at contracting out the jobs that are core to the museum. Conservation, preparation, collections management, exhibition design... This is what we are fighting for, why we have been on the picket line for 64 days now. We believe that the care, presentation and interpretation of our national heritage should not be contracted out to the lowest bidder.<br /><br />And the treatment of term workers. They are given 6 months minus one day so that the corporation does not have to pay any form of benefits. Some people have been doing this for over 19 years. We want the employer to understand that this sort of practice is deplorable. We understand that in certain instances term workers are an important part of the work force to help us attain our goals. But to have someone on for 19 years in this fashion, obviously it is a position that is core to the museum.<br /><br />Again, thank you for bringing our story to the broader public.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740293052409345978noreply@blogger.com