Subject: Re: THE DIVISION OF LABOR
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 97 23:25:27 +0100
From: Giles Peaker <G.Peaker-AT-derby.ac.uk>


Irrelevant, but I couldn't resist.

Jukka Laari wrote:
> Also one could wonder whether 
[academic]
>salaries have been relatively dimished since 1970's (think I've read 
>about that couple of years ago) that have lead to two jobs syndrome 
>in order to keep up the level of living standards.

In the U.K. they have diminished, relative to their previous markers, and 
in real terms, by about 30 percent since 1979. (I have just had an annual 
pay rise below inflation for the fourth year running - and I have only 
had this job for four years). In addition, given current University 
management practices, some of us are in no doubt at all that we are 
production line workers. The only trouble is explaining this to the 
liberals who insist on seeing intellectual labour as somehow not being 
labour at all.

Yours in plumpes denken

Giles


Giles Peaker
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