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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 |
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The Library's Board of Trustees met today for about one hour in front of a crowd of 25 to 30 bargaining unit members. During that time, they ratified the Memorandum of Understanding that we ratified earlier in the day. Tim Kambitsch announced that the Library will be closed on Sundays. Mr. Kambitsch also released a couple of details about how the furlough program would be administered. Beginning Thursday, September 17th, one half of the branches would be closed for furlough. On the next Thursday (September 24th), the other half would be closed for furlough. This pattern repeats itself until November. No mention was made of how the Main Library and its various departments would be handled for the furlough, but we are confident that details will be made available soon. The Negotiating Team and the Executive Council would like to thank each and every one of you for your support throughout this grueling ordeal.
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Voting Results: MOU Ratified |
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Written by Rich Robinson
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 |
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First, the overall vote went in favor of the MOU, and by a large margin (over 95%). Perhaps the most interesting piece of data is that before this morning's DDN article, votes were running at a 98.5% positive rate. After the library went to the DDN and implied we're all greedy, a strange thing happened to our passage rate. It dropped to only 78.8%. Maybe they didn't think that one through...
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Please, Thanks, and more... |
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Written by Rich Robinson
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 |
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As the title implies, this article is about asking for something (please), thanking people (thanks), and what cannot be inferred from the title - a response to today's DDN article, since there's already a powerful on-line backlash from the administration's comments.
First, please vote before noon today. Your voice is important, and voting is one way to make your voice heard.
Second, let me address the "thanks" piece. Lots of people have been thanking the negotiating team for the work we did to arrive at a negotiated agreement. The team is certainly gratified by this response. But we are also appreciative of you, the membership, for sticking together throughout this traumatic experience. Without strong support, a negotiated solution would not have been possible. If the library had seen cracks, they might not have come back to the table. So this solution was not just the work of the team; it's the work of the whole union. The negotiating team thanks you for your support.
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Written by Rich Robinson
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Monday, 31 August 2009 |
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There is news on the negotiation front. Cindi Chibis contacted me today to discuss whether a negotiated agreement might still be possible before the whole proverbial train flies right off the old proverbial tracks. Since then, I've worked with her and with Tim Kambitsch, and with our attorney and our negotiating team. It looks as though an agreement in principle has been reached.
Tomorrow morning (9/1), we'll try to hammer out final language to fully define the agreement in principle, and have it published in time for an on-line vote to ratify before Wednesday's board meeting. It's an aggressive schedule, but if things go well, we'll be able to bring it home.
More tomorrow...
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