Peoria (IL) Library Workers Fighting for Union Contract

Heart and soul of every library are the workers. BY NOAH PALM, People's World. February 27, 2023.

On Feb. 21, a sea of green packed the room of a Peoria Public Library Board of Trustees meeting as 50 AFSCME workers clad in their union t-shirts were joined by community members who have rallied behind the union during a prolonged contract negotiation. More than 50 union workers are currently working under no contract at the city’s libraries. Even though negotiations started well before the start of the new year, a new agreement has yet to be reached. 

(Thanks to PLG Member, Mark Rosenzweig, for this citation).