Dozens of librarians will be vacating their desks and carts and taking to the sidewalks to protest what they claim are unfair wage compensation from management at the Cuyahoga County Public Library.
The Parma-Snow Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library will see picketing librarians this Friday afternoon.
“Libraries like to say they are ‘more than buildings and books.’ The ‘more’ is defined by people, and the library does not work without them," Michael Wood, an organizer for SEIU Local 1199, said in a statement."Yet, the library continues to offer wages that will only put workers further and further behind."
A"severe erosion" of wages in recent years, the union said, has led to a slant in buying power"by as much as 35 percent." “While bargaining in good faith, CCPL has agreed in principle to a significant number of union proposals with an eye toward fairness, equity, and providing competitive wage packages," a spokesperson for the library wrote to Scene.
“No library has ever had a 12-year run like we are enjoying now," Strobel told the Plain Dealer in 2022, after it was awarded the Library Journal's top ranking for the twelfth year."It is a testament to our organization’s deep commitment to providing excellent library service, our dedicated staff, and the tremendous support we receive from our communities.”
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