>In my experience, if you really really want the cash, you can find it.
>The problem is, the ones who control the cash, the big shots, always seem
>to be able to find enough for their 20% raises every year. Then they tell
>us there just isnt any money, but would you mind dressing a little nicer?
>I've made sacrifices to work in this environment, but I don't like
>getting my face rubbed in it.
>
> Tue, 16 Jan 1996, Byron A. Johnson (813)
>228-0097 wrote:


Unfortunately, you're all preaching to the choir.  Unless trustees and
regents are on MUSEUM-L, these concerns will never be heard.  Getting an
entity like AAM behind the issue could be a start.  As someone else stated,
other professions, including the librarians (ALA), have endorsed a set of
recommended salaries for entry level positions.  The American Bar
Association went a couple of steps further and actually regulated salaries
for law librarians, resulting in higher than average salaries for them.
That practice, however, was shot down in court last year.

Suggestion:  Organize a session around the issue for national and regional
meetings.  Make sure the program committees designate the session as
appropriate for trustees.  Then you will have targeted an audience, and
your message will be heard.

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