Part-time workers at TPL

There are now more part-time workers in the Toronto Public Library than full-time workers, says TPLWU head Maureen O'Reilly.  From the article:

"There's a disturbing trend towards a retail model of staffing at TPL, and part-timers being used to fill holes in the schedule means we feel interchangeable," Bissell said, adding she sometimes works short shifts of three and a half hours for 12 consecutive days.