Historical Reminiscents EP 34: Pay People For Their Work

Journal with a dollar sign. Right side reads Episode 34: Pay People For Their Work

Talking about money is hard, but it is an important part of maintaining a healthy professional community.  In today's episode I talk about fair pay, salary transparency, the underpayment of heritage professionals, and precarious labour. I would love to hear other perspectives on the value of labour within academia and heritage fields, leave a comment … Continue reading Historical Reminiscents EP 34: Pay People For Their Work

Volunteer Labour in Archives

I've been thinking a lot recently about the implications of volunteer labour in the archival profession and the challenges faced by archives that are completely volunteer run.  If you haven't already go read "Implications of Archival Labor" by Stacie Williams. Williams' work clearly outlines the problems wTith invisible labour in archives, the need for archives … Continue reading Volunteer Labour in Archives