Terms and Conditions (1st Draft)

1. Aims and Objectives

The Plan 9 Trade Union was founded:

1.1 To protect the rights of freelance artworkers
1.2 To ensure freelance artworkers are treated fairly by their employers
1.3 To negotiate good and fair working conditions for Plan 9 Trade Union members
1.4 To acknowledge the hidden art economy endemic in all major art institutions, which is staffed and visited by artworkers, and without which art institutions would struggle to find such gifted and qualified workers.

2. Terms and Conditions for the employment of Plan 9 Trade Union members

The following terms and conditions apply only to the employment of Plan 9 Trade Union members at the Far West Metro Store, between 27 June 2008 and 24 July 2008 inclusive.

2.1 Pay
2.1.1 Plan 9 Trade Union members are to be paid £7 per hour.
2.1.2 Plan 9 Trade Union members are to be treated as freelance Artworkers, and will invoice Relational for their fee at the end of the project.
2.1.3 Payment for services rendered to be paid within two weeks of the invoice date.

2.2 Leave
2.2.1 Short-term, part-time shift workers are unfairly treated when it comes to leave and sick pay, often being unable to claim these basic rights due to the short term nature of their employment. Plan 9 Trade Union seeks to right this wrong.
2.2.2 Plan 9 Trade Union members are entitled to the following paid leave, on a pro rata basis:
- Holiday leave (25 days per annum, pro rata)
- Statutory sick pay
- Carer’s leave
- Maternity leave
- Paternity leave
- Adoption leave
- Sick dependants leave
- Compassionate leave
- Pet bereavement leave

2.2.3 Recognised trade union officials are entitled to paid time off to undertake their duties.

2.3 Job Title
2.3.1 Plan 9 Trade Union members to be referred to as Artworkers for the duration of the project.

2.4 Staffing
2.4.1 Plan 9 Trade Union is made up of members of Plan 9. Plan 9 reserve the right to co-opt Arnolfini invigilators into the Plan 9 Trade Union if the need arises.
2.4.2 Two members of Plan 9 Trade Union are to be employed at the Far West Metro Store at all times it is open.

2.5 Working conditions
2.5.1 Plan 9 Trade Union members are entitled to two paid 15 minute breaks and one paid half hour break per shift.
2.5.2 Fairtrade tea and coffee; organic semi-skimmed milk; organic soya milk (unsweetened); biscuits are to be provided by Relational for the duration of the project.
2.5.3 A radio is to be provided by Relational.
2.5.4 A subscription to Socialist Worker to be provided by Relational for the duration of the Far West Metro Project.
2.5.5 Plan 9 Trade Union members, whilst they will do their upmost to maintain the shop, its contents and fixtures and fittings, are not responsible for any breakages, damage or thefts.
2.5.6 Plan 9 Trade Union members reserve the right to express themselves artistically should they wish to do so.
2.5.7 Plan 9 Trade Union members reserve the right to deal appropriately with any rude or aggressive costumers.
2.5.8 Zoe Shearman, Nav Haq and Tom Trevor to visit the Far West Metro Store at least once, to meet the Artworkers.

2.6 Physical Environment
2.6.1 Interested Plan 9 Trade Union members are to be involved in the initial discussions of the layout of the Far West Metro Store and its contents.
2.6.2 Plan 9 Trade Union members reserve the right to re-configure the Far West Metro Store, as and when they wish.

2.7 Staff Benefits
2.7.1 Plan 9 Trade Union members, on production of their Plan 9 Trade Union card, are to receive a 20% discount on food and drink in the Arnolfini Café for the duration of the Far West Metro Store project.
2.7.2 Plan 9 Trade Union members, on production of their Plan 9 Trade Union card, are to receive free cinema tickets at the Arnolfini for the duration of the Far West Metro Store project.
2.7.3 Plan 9 Trade Union members, on production of their Plan 9 Trade Union card, are to receive a 20% discount in the Arnolfini bookshop for the duration of the Far West Metro Store project.
2.7.4 Interested Plan 9 Trade Union members are to be invited to meet any Far West artists that visit Bristol before, during and after the Far West project.
2.7.5 Relational and Arnolfini to arrange an expenses paid Workers Day Out to Weston-super-Mare at the end of the Far West Metro Store project. Members of the Management Teams at Relational and Arnolfini must accompany Plan 9 Trade Union members on the Workers Day Out.

2.8 Administration
2.8.1 Plan 9 Trade Union Shop Stewards are to have access to the Arnolfini photocopier at any time during the Far West Metro Store project.
2.8.2 There are to be paid weekly meetings between Relational and Plan 9 Trade Union Shop Stewards, in order to ensure the project is running smoothly, and that Plan 9 Trade Union members are being treated fairly and with dignity.
2.8.3 Plan 9 Trade Union to be added to Arnolfini’s internal ‘all staff’ emailing list for the duration of the Far West Metro Store project, and included in any ‘all staff’ emails.
2.8.4 Details of Plan 9 Trade Union’s involvement in the Far West Metro Store project to be included on the Arnolfini website. A link to Plan 9’s website also to be included on Arnolfini’s website.
2.8.5 Relational and Arnolfini to send out email information on Plan 9 Trade Union’s involvement in the Far West Metro Store project to their emailing lists in advance of the project (date to be agreed). Copy for this email to be provided by Plan 9 Trade Union.
2.8.6 Plan 9 Trade Union will also produce their own press and publicity for their evolvement in the Far West Metro Store project, to be disseminated through their own channels.
2.8.7 Plan 9 Trade Union Shop Stewards will be in charge of the staffing rota for the Far West Metro Store.

2.9 Plan 9 Trade Union Subs
For the Far West Metro Store project, Plan 9 Trade Union members will be receiving substantially less renumeration than they normally receive at their level of experience and professional expertise (£56 per day as opposed to their normal rate of £250 per day). Plan 9 Trade Union members would normally pay their Union subs from their wages. Due to the extremely limited fees Plan 9 Trade Union members will be receiving for the Far West Metro Store project, Plan 9 Trade Union propose:
2.9.1 Plan 9 Trade Union will receive 30% of all donations received at the Far West Metro Store.
2.9.2 Plan 9 Trade Union will receive 20% of all money received for the payment of goods as part of the Far West at the Arnolfini (for the time period 27 June 2008 and 24 July 2008).
2.9.3 Plan 9 Trade Union will use a percentage of the money received to commission Mark Titchner (indicative artist) to create a Plan 9 Trade Union logo and motto.
2.9.4 Any monies left over after the payment of the commissioned artist, will be used to further the work of the Plan 9 Trade Union and its members.


2.10 Research and Development
Plan 9 and Plan 9 Trade Union are committed to furthering critical exchange and dialogue. To this end Plan 9 and Plan Trade Union propose:
2.10.1 Zoe Shearman and Nav Haq, or Zoe Shearman and Tom Trevor to hold a special walk round tour of Far West at the Arnolfini, for a group of guests invited by Plan 9 Trade Union. Guests will be invited from:
- Bristol China Partnership
- Bristol Tibet Group
- Business West
- Bristol & Bath Contemporary Art Collectors Society
- Bristol City Council Community Art Officer
- Bristol Alliance/Broadmead Board
- BETU Trade Union official
- Wai Yee Hong Chinese Supermarket
2.10.2 The walk round tour must take place at some point during the time period 28 June – 4 July 2008.
2.10.3 Plan 9 Trade Union members will interview each of the invited guests after the walk round tour, and use the interviews to form the basis of a pamphlet examining issues brought up by the Far West project.
2.10.4 The said pamphlet will then be made available to the public through the Arnolfini, the Far West Metro Store and Plan 9.
2.10.5 The pamphlet is also to be made available to download from both the Arnolfini’s and Plan 9’s website.

2.11 Miscellaneous
2.11.1 All Arnolfini staff (including management, shop staff, café staff and invigilators) are to wear Plan 9 badges whilst working at Arnolfini, for the duration of the Far West Metro Store project. Plan 9 badges will be provided by Plan 9 Trade Union.
2.11.2 If, whilst wearing the Plan 9 badges, Arnolfini are asked about Plan 9, they are to give the questioner details of what Plan 9 is, where it is situated, and what Plan 9’s next exhibition/project is. They must also inform the questioner about Plan 9 Trade Union.
2.11.3 Publicity for Plan 9 upcoming exhibitions and events to be displayed prominently at both Arnolfini and the Far West Metro Store.
2.11.4 Arnolfini and Relational, from henceforth, are to refrain from calling artists ‘local’.

2.12 Strike Action
2.12.1 Plan 9 Trade Union reserve the right to take strike action if any of the above terms and conditions are not met by Relational and Arnolfini. Every single term and condition must be met by Relational and Arnolfini in order to avoid strike action.
2.12.2 Plan 9 Trade Union Shop Stewards will give Relational and Arnolfini 24 hours to correct any lapses in the agreed terms and conditions. If the corrections are not carried out within the 24 hour period, or are not to the satisfaction of the Plan 9 Trade Union Shop Stewards, Plan 9 Trade Union members will go out on strike until the situation is remedied.
2.12.3 If Plan 9 Trade Union members do go out on strike, they will picket the Far West Metro Store and will not allow any non-Plan 9 Trade Union members to cross the picket line.