Quiet no more: Victoria library workers take message to public

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.cupe.bc.ca/4193

VICTORIA—The message on the picket sign says it all: “Shhh…We’ve been quiet too long. Pay Equity Now!”

That was a familiar refrain on picket signs throughout Greater Victoria on Thursday, as CUPE 410 members hit the sidewalks in their second job action since serving strike notice last week.


PROMISES, PROMISES—CUPE 410 members Adrienne Else (left) and Sharon McDonald, picketing at the Nellie McLung branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library on Thursday afternoon, call for action on Pay Equity that's 10 years overdue.


The job action was held outside all GVPL branches from 2 pm to 5 pm. Themed “Education and the Public Library”, it was aimed at coinciding with the time students arrive after school to use library services for homework and research. The timing paid off, as CUPE 410 members used the opportunity to discuss their issues with an increasingly supportive public.

Susan Lambert, a teacher-librarian and first vice-president of the BC Teachers’ Federation, appeared at the Central library branch to bring solidarity greetings from the BCTF.


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