CUPE 4951 welcomes municipal and library workers from the District of Fort St. James.

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). September 27, 2018. CUPE 4951 welcomes municipal and libraryworkers from the District of Fort St. James. Newswire.

FORT ST. JAMES, BC, Sept. 27, 2018 /CNW/ - CUPE welcomes Fort St. James municipal workers after a positive vote. Workers for the District, a small community located forty kilometers north of Vanderhoof and just two hours from Prince George, will now be represented by CUPE 4951.

"On behalf of CUPE 4951, I am very pleased to welcome these new members to our local," said Lily Bachand, CUPE 4951 President. "We are excited to combine our voices with the workers of Fort St. James, and look forward to working with the employer on a first agreement."

The newest members of CUPE 4951 include library, economic development office, arena, public works, and other municipal service workers. Fort St. James Mayor and Council have been supportive of the workers' decision to seek union representation and welcome the opportunity to negotiate collectively with their employees.

9/21 Libraries for Peace (L4P) Day

9/21 Libraries for Peace (L4P) Day

On September 21st, CELEBRATE Libraries for Peace (L4P) Day in observation of International Day of Peace with the world community.

Librarians, libraries and friends are INVITED to:

1. ADD your celebration to the L4P map.  Tour the map to find celebrations worldwide.
   
2. Use SOCIAL MEDIA to share your event with the hashtags #librariesforpeace #peaceday

The International Day of Peace is observed around the world each year on September 21st. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The theme for the International Day of Peace in 2018 is “The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70”.  The theme celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

On the Radio: UCSB Librarians on Bargaining and Academic Freedom.

Several UCSB librarians sat down with a reporter from KCSB radio to record an interview about bargaining, and they did a great job representing our bargaining effort, particularly on the salary and academic freedom issues. Give it a listen!



and remember to sign the petition in support of academic freedom.

                                                         Thanks, GC.

Working class heroes: A look inside the Labor Archives of Washington.

Thousands of images, documents, records and more in the extensive Labor Archives of Washington, housed in the Special Collections area of UW Libraries. The archives are a collaborative project of the libraries with the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

The archives are overseen by UW Labor Archivist Conor Casey with the help of with Crystal Rodgers,assistant labor archivist.

I'm Sticking with my Union-TEXT VOTE for Updates

NJLA Supports the Rights of Library Employees to Unionize

NJLA Supports the Rights of Library Employees to Unionize

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