There has been significant discussion on Twitter recently regarding the
position of the NJ Library Association regarding the right of library employees
to unionize. The NJLA Executive Board has issued the following statement:
NJLA does not oppose unionization.
NJLA supports the right of all library workers to join a union and
negotiate with the library board of trustees for salary and benefits. The
current issue is that a larger municipal union wants to have library workers
declared municipal workers ( not employees of the board of trustees) to join
the larger union. We believe state law
is very clear. It is only the library board of trustees ( NJ State Statute
NJSA40:54-12) who can negotiate with library employees.
We apologize if the Executive Board minutes of the meeting of June 2018
do not accurately represent the decision. They will be revised at the next
meeting to provide further clarification to the library community. Questions
regarding NJLA’s involvement in this issue can be submitted at
https://njla.org/content/contact-new-jersey-library-association
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