http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/ The ALA-APA advocates for and supports librarians in seeking equitable compensation, but negotiating wages and other compensation must be done at the institutional level. ALA-APA cannot do collective bargaining, so its power to improve wages and bene en http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/feedlogo.gif http://pbwiki.com/ PBwiki 3.7 support@pbwiki.com http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/Union+News email.hidden@example.com (Jamie Bragg) Jamie Bragg edited Union News The Pueblo Chieftain Online covers the death of Mary Benich-McCleary. The child of Colorado miners, she survived the 1914 retalliation of Colorado militia against miners on strike.
April 25, 2007
RemarksBy Sheldon Friedman, Research Coordinator, AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign. Remarks delivered at meeting of Labor and Employment Relations Association, Washington DC Chapter, April
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The House of Representatives probably hadn't seen such a pro-labor lineup of speakers since the Kennedy administration. It wasn't actually House business; it was a morning panel put on by the labor-backed Economic Policy Institute. But it filled the caucus room of the Cannon House Office Building with a determinedly union- boosting crowd....All the speakers stressed that the public had the right, and duty, to regulate the rights and benefits of corporations. [See entireessay at TomPaine.com, online public affairs journal of progressive analysis and commentary.]
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Verizon Workers Fight Rural Telecom Redlining In New England
Steve Early in Feb. 2007, LaborNotes.(2/23/07).
"We are not going to let Verizon turn the information super highway into a dirt road in New England, " vows IBEW Local 2320 business manager Glenn Brackett.
Read more at UnionLibrarian.
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December 10, 2007
Historic Global Summit Kicks Off
By James Parks, AFL-CIO Now Blog News
With workers’ rights under attack around the world, some 220 top global union leaders from more than 63 countries kicked off the first-ever global summit on organizing at the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md. They plan to map strategies to restore the balance between working people and powerful corporations that ignore national boundaries and rules in search of the greatest profit.
The Dec. 10–11 conference, hosted by the AFL-CIO, marks International Human Rights Day, held each Dec. 10 to commemorate passage of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Union members around the world commemorate Human Rights Day, and the Declaration serves as both benchmark and beacon for how well human rights, including the freedom to form unions and have decent working conditions, are respected and protected.
October 28, 2007
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Striking Vancouver library workers accept deal
Canadian Press, CBCnews.ca: Press: October 19, 2007
Workers at Vancouver public libraries have voted in favour of a new contract on Friday after 88 days on strike.
CUPE Local 391, representing about 800 library staff, says its members have voted 71 per cent to accept the tentative agreement reached Thursday with the Vancouver Public Library.
VICTORIA - Nellie McClung was a passionate crusader for equality, and that's one reason Greater Victoria Public Library workers are shutting down all branches-beginning with what would have been the legendary women's rights activist's 134th birthday today.
"If Nellie were alive today and saw how the City of Victoria treats its library workers, most of whom are women, she would raise bloody hell," says CUPE 410 president Ed Seedhouse, noting that one of the library's Saanich branches is named for McClung.
September 24, 2007
Say Yes to a M]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:57:03 +0000 mod http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/Public+Library+Union+News email.hidden@example.com (Jamie Bragg) Jamie Bragg edited Public Library Union News Equitable salaries expert to speak at Central Library
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
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equity equity in libraries. As ALA President from 2002-2003, Mr.
Freedman Freedman established the Task Force on Pay Equity. Seating capacity is 60, so those interested are advised to come early.
The event is being co-presented by CUPE 391 and Public Librarians Interest Group (PLIG), a committee of the British Columbia Library Association.
WHAT: Library Workers and Equitable Salaries - Discussion
March 15, 2007
Minneapolis and Hennepin County Library Systems Merger Faces Union Issues
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
After gaining widespread support among city and county officials, the proposaltomergetheMinneapolisandHennepinCountylibrarysystems ran into a potential roadblock Tuesday.
Officials said they have been unable to agree on how unionized city library employees, who generally earn more and work shorter weeks, will be b]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:37:33 +0000 mod http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/Public+Library+Union+News email.hidden@example.com (Jamie Bragg) Jamie Bragg edited Public Library Union News Public Library Union News
October 26, 2007
Former ALA President Mitch Friedman
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 391
CUPE 391's website features video of Mitch Freedman's speech to the Vancouver Library Workers.
October 24, 2007
Striking Vancouver library workers accept deal
Inside and outside workers are back on the job after a 12-week strike following the acceptance of a five-year contract with a 17.5 per cent increase.
Local 391 said its deal includes the same five-year deal, with the addition of a joint committee on classification issues where the union can express its pay equity concerns.
October 23, 2007
Equitable salaries expert to speak at Central Library
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
VANCOUVER, Oct. 23 /CNW/ - Renowned pay equity advocate and former American Library Association (ALA) president Mitch Freedman will be at the Central Library tomorrow (Wednesday) to discuss pay
equity in libraries. As ALA President from 2002-2003,]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:31:40 +0000 mod http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/Public+Library+Union+News email.hidden@example.com (Jenifer) Jenifer edited Public Library Union News The library board will vote on the offer Saturday.
The library union is the last of three CUPE locals to settle with the City of Vancouver.
strike followig following the acceptance of a five-year contract with a 17.5 per cent increase.
Local 391 said its deal includes the same five-year deal, with the addition of a joint committee on classification issues where the union can express its pay equity concerns.
July 5, 2007
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October 24, 2007
Striking Vancouver library workers accept deal
The Canadian Press, CBCnews.ca: October 19, 2007
Workers at Vancouver public libraries have voted in favour of a new contract on Friday after 88 days on strike.
CUPE Local 391, representing about 800 library staff, says its members have voted 71 per cent to accept the tentative agreement reached Thursday with the Vancouver Public Library.
The library board will vote on the offer Saturday.
The library union is the last of three CUPE locals to settle with the City of Vancouver.
Inside and outside workers are back on the job after a 12-week strike followig the acceptance of a five-year contract with a 17.5 per cent increase.
Local 391 said its deal includes the same five-year deal, with the addition of a joint committee on classification issues where the union can express its pay equity concerns.
July 5, 2007
Pay equity promise ten years overdue, say library workers
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10:30-11:30 am - Salary Surveys - What the Librarian and Non-MLS Surveys Tell Us Jenifer Grady - Renaissance, 12
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ALA-APA Programs at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC June 21-28
Friday, June 22
10:30-11:30 am - Salary Surveys - What the Librarian and Non-MLS Surveys Tell Us Jenifer Grady - Renaissance, 12
This session will summarize and compare the results of the Librarian and non-MLS Salary Surveys, conducted by ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees.
2:00-4:00 pm - Getting Even: Evelyn Murphy Tells How Library Staff Can Get Paid Fairly - Hyatt, Farragut Square
Evelyn Murphy, author of Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men and What To Do About It, will suggest how library employees can mobilize to get paid fairly.
4:00-5:00 pm - Open Mike on Salaries in Libraries: Your Opinion Counts - Renaissance, 14
What do you think about library salaries and status? Join us to talk about library workers' salaries: what's happening with salaries; what needs to be done; what the ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employe]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:50:36 +0000 mod http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (Jenifer) Jenifer edited FrontPage ALA-APA and Unions
American Library Association-Allied Professional Association: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees (ALA-APA) advocates for and supports library employees in seeking equitable compensation, but negotiating wages and other compensation must be done at the institutional level. ALA-APA cannot do collective bargaining, so its power to improve wages and benefits is limited. By being part of a union, library workers gain local allies who can help to achieve pay equity and better salaries. This is especially important in public libraries where the union brings greater power to win budget increases from local governments. Unions are one of many ways library workers may improve salaries.
ALA-APA Programs at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC June 21-28
Friday, June 22
10:30-11:30 am - Salary Surveys - What the Librarian and Non-MLS Surveys Tell Us Jenifer Grady - Renaissance, 12
This session will summarize and compare the results of the Librarian and ]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:50:06 +0000 mod http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/School+Library+Union+News email.hidden@example.com (jbragg) jbragg edited School Library Union News School Library Union News
May 21, 2007
Save Library Assistant Jobs in Bridgewater & Raritan
In a sometimes tearful appeal, dozens of Bridgewater and Raritan school district staff and residents begged council members Thursday to save the jobs of eight library assistants who could be cut from next year's budget.
Raritan Borough Council President Maureen Wilson also strongly urged Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District officials to substitute the eight library assistant positions for other expenses.
"There was an outpouring," Wilson said about the library assistant positions. "(Basic reading) is a life skill that we're trying to instill in a young student that will grow with them and benefit them for a lifetime. We saw (the library assistants) as a crucial position."
Many librarians in schools are union members and teachers.
The American Federation of Teachersrepresents over a million teachers and librarians. Report school stories here.
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Local 99 (Minneapolis) cuts deal to protect wages with library merger-
City of MinneapolisJuly 5, 2007
Pay equity promise ten years overdue, say library workers ratified an agreement on May 16 to protect their wages and pensions under the proposed merger
VICTORIA—Employees of the Hennepin County and Greater Victoria Public Library say it’s time the City of Minneapolis libraries.]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:33:42 +0000 mod http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/Union+News email.hidden@example.com (jbragg) jbragg edited Union News]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:23:14 +0000 mod http://ala-apaunion.pbwiki.com/Union+News email.hidden@example.com (jbragg) jbragg edited Union News Non-Library Union News
July 18, 2007
Hollywood Flicks Stiff the Working Class
This article by The Nation's Robert Nathan and Jo-Ann Mort explores the entertainment industry's marked disinterest in union affairs. Thanks to Steve Fesenmaier for posting on the apa-union listserv.
July 6, 2007
Last survivor of Ludlow Massacre dies at 94
The Pueblo Chieftain Online covers the death of Mary Benich-McCleary. The child of Colorado miners, she survived the 1914 retalliation of Colorado militia against miners on strike.
April 25, 2007
Remarks delivered at meeting of Labor and Employment Relations Association, Washington DC Chapter, April
25, 2007, by Sheldon Friedman, Research Coordinator, AFL-CIO Voice@Work Campaign
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