John P. McCarthy wrote:
>
> Just a note to make something clear -
>
> The new technician position descriptions were developed by federal
> agencies (most notably the COE and the USFS) and presented to the
> Department of Labor.  While ACRA supported the revisons, and UAFT
> opposed them, I have the distinct impression that as "private sector"
> parties, their comments were not as weightly as those of the agencies
> who had essentially had their ability to perform their missions derailed
> for over a year.
>
> While a discussion of the importance of archaeological fieldworkers and
> their skills is a worthwhile topic, I don't want to see this cast
> entirely as a labor vs. management issue. Firms will pay what they need
> to to attract good skilled workers regardless of the federal wage
> determinations/job descriptons.
>
> Just a thought before this turns into a flame war.
>
> John
>
> John P. McCarthy, SOPA
> Vice President, Sr. Archaeologist/historian
> IMA Consulting, Inc.
> Minneapolis
Too Late,
It's a flame war!
Randy Amici