#librarylayoffs — Public Fediverse posts
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"This summer the administration of Western Illinois University undertook radical action: it eliminated every one of its nine (9) professional librarians. When current contracts expire on May 14 (2025), Western will no longer employ a practicing academic librarian. … Join us in urging WIU to reverse this disastrous decision!"
🔗 https://savewiulibrarians.org/
#WesternIllinoisUniversity #WesternIllinois #WIU #LibraryLabor #LibraryWorkers #LibraryLayoffs #ProtectLibraryWorkers
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Western Illinois University is laying off all nine of its library faculty—eight of them tenured or on the tenure track—as part of wider efforts to offset a $22 million budget deficit driven by rising operational costs and a 21 percent enrollment drop since fall 2019
#WesternIllinoisUniversity #WesternIllinois #WIU #WesternIllinoisUniversityLibraries #LibraryLabor #LibraryWorkers #LibraryLayoffs #ProtectLibraryWorkers