Libraries are necessary social infrastructure, and the safety of workers is imperative to their continuing function.
Librarians are fighting for workplace safety measures in an era of right-wing censorship and violence.Administration at the Ferndale Area District Library in metro Detroit worked hard to protect library workers from COVID-19. The building was closed to the public from March 2020 to June 2021 and workers “never paid for PPE,” says Mary Grahame Hunter, a Ferndale youth librarian.
“The safety of workers was 100 percent prioritized.” But Hunter and her colleagues say that trusting in a good boss is not enough. In early December, 17 of 22 eligible library workers announced their decision to join the Newspaper Guild of Detroit. As they wait to hear if the board will voluntarily recognize the new bargaining unit, they are prepared for an election. “Without a union,” says Hunter, “we’re crossing our fingers.
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