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30,000 California State University professors, librarians, coaches and other workers reached a tentative contract agreement with the university system, ending their planned week-long walkout to demand higher wages

🔗 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/23/cal-state-faculty-strike-tentative-deal

#CFAOnStrike #CaliforniaFacultyAssociation #CalState #LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers #LibraryLabor

The California Faculty Association, which represents 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches, began a five-day strike that will affect nearly 460,000 students who attend the nation’s largest four-year public university system

🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/us/csu-california-faculty-strike.html

#CFAOnStrike #CaliforniaFacultyAssociation #CalState #LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers #LibraryLabor

A year after forming their union, Newberry Library employees have won their first contract, which includes:
• 15% increase in pay and a ratification bonus
• freeze of employee costs for health care
• doubling of parental leave
• bilingual pay
• continuing education funding
• grievance procedure and quarterly labor-management meetings

🔗 https://www.afscme.org/blog/newberry-library-employees-win-first-contract-a-year-after-forming-a-union

#LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers #NewberryWorkersUnited #NewberryLibrary #AFSCME

The Northwestern University Library Workers Union have their first contract after three years of organizing! It includes…
- Raises for all
- Longevity raises
- Librarian rank and promotion
- Flexible work
- MLIS tuition assistance
- Updates to professional development funds
- Formalization of other benefits into contract
- New Labor Management Committee that will meet quarterly

#NULWU #NorthwesternUniversity #LibraryUnions #LibraryWorkers

🔗 https://nulwu.blogspot.com/2023/08/blog-81923.html