Working Group Scientific Staff
On 06.12.2017, after a general assembly of the scientific staff of the BAdW a working group came into existence, with the scope of meeting and discuss about the working conditions in the Academy.
After a few months of activity, a 'Demands Catalogue' has been produced, with a conception of how good working conditions might look like.
At an extraordinary general assembly, on the 11.06.2018, this Catalogue has been approved by all of the present colleagues, with one sole abstention, and no contrary vote.
In an ensuing petition the scientific staff of the BAdW could bring the attention on the Catalogue. The petition attracted over 200 subscriptions. Also several ordinary members of the Academy have expressed their solidarity and support for the Catalogue.
The Catalogue has also served as basis for discussions with a delegation of representatives of the Bavarian Research Ministry on the 20.05.2019, during which it has been explained how precarious the working conditions of the scientific staff in non-universitary context are.
Similarly, on the basis of the Catalogue, on 04.07.2019, input has been submitted to the Scientific Countil (Wissenschaftsrat), within the frame of an evaluation of the Academy.
In October 2019 the scientific workers of the BAdW wrote an open letter to the wide publicum to gain medial attention.
The Demands' Catalogue and the open letter can be obtained here:
Auch der Bayerische Landtag hat sich im Rahmen zweier parlamentarischer Anfragen mit der Situation befasst: