Rising Number of Librarians Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements

Rising Number of Librarians Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements.

The percentage of libraries that report that all librarians and other professional staff are covered increased from 16.4 percent in 1997 to 21 percent in 2005, then to 25.1 percent in 2010. The percentage of libraries reporting that all support staff are covered decreased from 20.3 percent in 1997 to 17 percent in 2005 then to 14.4 percent in 2010. (Table 3)

Library Worklife. December 2010.