Support Salt Lake City Public Library Workers United!

PLG Member, Elaine Harger, has sent this news.

Support Salt Lake City Public Library Workers United! 

Dear SLCPL Board of Directors and Salt Lake City Council, 

As members of the community, we stand by workers who are forming their union, SLCPL Workers United, with AFSCME Local 1004. The Salt Lake City Public Library system is the cornerstone of our neighborhoods, and we recognize how valuable library workers are in providing vital services to our communities every day. 

We believe that SLPCL workers should have the right to freely organize their union and secure legal rights to collectively bargain. To live up to the library’s vision of addressing needs and realizing aspirations through collaboration, we are calling for: 

• SLCPL to voluntarily recognize SLCPL Workers United upon demonstration of majority support 

• SLCPL Board of Directors and Salt Lake City Council to pass resolutions granting collective bargaining rights to Salt Lake City Public Library workers, the only group of public employees in Salt Lake City who are not covered under a bargaining agreement

By supporting SLCPL workers and creating a clear path toward union recognition, you will be demonstrating your commitment to building a more equitable and inclusive library system for all of Salt Lake City.