Over a dozen city librarians rallied at City Hall to send a message to the mayor that they need better pay — and that Sunday hours just won’t do, especially given the city’s current staffing crunch.
Llibrary workers expressed those concerns again and again and again Monday during interviews with the Independent at a rally held outside of Mayor Justin Elicker’s office on the second floor of City Hall.
Those public library staffers joined fellow members of the city’s managers union, Local 3144, as well as members of the city clerical workers union, Local 844, for a two dozen-strong public employee demonstration in support of “fair contract” negotiations. Both municipal unions’ latest respective five-year labor contracts expired in June 2020.
All of the rallying city workers — many of whom wore green American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) shirts and came from such municipal departments as finance, building, and the 911 call center — spoke up about low pay, potential cuts to their pension and healthcare benefits, and much higher salaries in other cities and towns.
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