Alex MacCutchanChair, CUPE Ontario Library Workers

Committeeontariolibraryworkers@gmail.com

ontariolibraryworkers.cupe.ca

Who We Are

• CUPE Ontario Library Workers Committee• Library Workers from CUPE Ontario affiliated

library locals• 5 members from Southern Ontario, 1

member from the North elected biannually from delegates to annual conference

Our Goals

• Highlight issues affecting library workers throughout Ontario

• Communicate bargaining climate to library locals

• Co-ordinate a yearly conference for CUPE library workers

• Develop Campaigns to support library workers in Ontario

Campaign Background

• Need for Advocacy Campaign

– Library Motion at 2010/2011/2012 Conferences

• Postcard Campaign in 2011

– Needed more positivity

– Needed to focus less on issues

– Some locals wary of being seen as protesting

CAMPAIGN 2013

• Positive• Library / Library Worker Focused• Information Pickets, not about protesting cuts• Easy to read postcards, useable anywhere

OCTOBER 7, 2013

• Launch Day in Guelph• Early adopter of the Public Library Act• Administration Buy In• Staff / Local Buy In• Manage Expectations

FUTURE

• More Events

• Different Locations

– Community Events

– Information Pickets

• Locally Hosted Events

• Province Wide Day of Action?

Contact Us

• On the web:ontariolibraryworkers.cupe.ca

• Via email:ontariolibraryworkers@gmail.com