@davidnjoku @LibraryAndTea
Off the top of my head ...
At least in the US, many #libraries are partially funded by ballot initiatives that come up every few years. These are not always front page news.
Also, my library has an almost entirely #union-represented work force (shout out #AFSCME Local 21). Your community might have that too. If they are doing the communicating thing well, you might see when they request support but that's not a certain thing.
DC33’s workers are back on the job, doing what they do to keep the city running but they are still underpaid, overworked, and unappreciated by the people who sign their paychecks.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/philadelphia-strike-aftermath-vote/
In a pivotal labor development, Susie Madrak reveals that Philadelphia's first major city worker strike since 1986 ended after eight days with a new contract. Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and union leader Greg Boulware agreed to terms, allowing 9,000 essential workers to return. The three-year contract includes 3% annual raises and a new pay scale step, but Boulware expressed disappointment, highlighting the negotiation's challenges. For more insights, read the full article. https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/philadelphia-tentative-contract-citywide #Philadelphia #unionstrike #AFSCME #laborrelations #cityworkers #publicservice
PHILLY WORKERS STAND WITH AFSCME DC 33
Wednesday, July 09, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Philadelphia City Hall• 1400 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107 US
PHILLY WORKERS STAND WITH AFSCME DC 33
Start: Wednesday, July 09, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Philadelphia City Hall• 1400 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107 US
https://actionnetwork.org/events/philly-workers-stand-with-afscme-dc-33
PHILLY WORKERS STAND WITH AFSCME DC 33
Start: Wednesday, July 09, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Philadelphia City Hall• 1400 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107 US
https://actionnetwork.org/events/philly-workers-stand-with-afscme-dc-33
#Solidarity with #municipalworkers!
The #sanitationworkers start at $45k yet the #Philadelphia mayor gave herself a 9% raise and created ~15 positions at > $150k salary.
![Position FY24 Salary | FY25Salary |Change % | Change
Mayor 2ELAST00 9%|S 21.150.00 |
Chief of Staff | $212,998.00 [$245,000.00 15% $ 32.002.00 |
Chief Deputy Mayor | [824500000 [$s 245.000.00]
First Deputy Chief of Staff
Chief Administrator to the Mayor | $101,936.00 | $165,000.00 | 62% $ 63,064.00 |
Associate Deputy Mayor | ___ [s16500000] [$165,000.00]
Director of Communications
Director of Neighborhood & Community Engagement [$141,711.00 | $155,000.00 | o%[$ 13,289.00 |
Senior Advisor of Intergovernmental Affairs | |$20200000 ~~ [$ 202,000.00 |
Director of Legislative Affairs [$119,770.00 [ $170,000.00] 42%[ $50,230.00 |
Senior Advisor | __ [823410200] [$234,102.00]
Deputy Mayor of Inter-Governmental Affairs | $205,109.00 | $205,109.00 o0%[$ = - |
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer | $182,935.00 [$182,935.00 o0%[$s = - |
Chief Integrity Officer
Deputy Chief Integrity Officer [$125,000.00 [ $170,000.00 | 36%[$ 45,000.00
City Representative $188,423.00 [$192931.00[ 2%[$ 4,508.00
2026 Director |__ [st7s00000] [5 17500000]
Director of Policy Planning & Delivery [$171,400.00 [$170,000.00 -1%[$ (1,400.00)
Deputy Director for Policy $113,833.00 | $150,000.00 32%[$ 36,167.00 |
Deputy Director for Implementation $113,833.00 [$150,000.00 | 32%[$ 36.167.00](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/781/671/365/118/419/original/bf6b0a5fdc4ea5e2.jpeg "Position FY24 Salary | FY25Salary |Change % | Change
Mayor 2ELAST00 9%|S 21.150.00 |
Chief of Staff | $212,998.00 [$245,000.00 15% $ 32.002.00 |
Chief Deputy Mayor | [824500000 [$s 245.000.00]
First Deputy Chief of Staff
Chief Administrator to the Mayor | $101,936.00 | $165,000.00 | 62% $ 63,064.00 |
Associate Deputy Mayor | ___ [s16500000] [$165,000.00]
Director of Communications
Director of Neighborhood & Community Engagement [$141,711.00 | $155,000.00 | o%[$ 13,289.00 |
Senior Advisor of Intergovernmental Affairs | |$20200000 ~~ [$ 202,000.00 |
Director of Legislative Affairs [$119,770.00 [ $170,000.00] 42%[ $50,230.00 |
Senior Advisor | __ [823410200] [$234,102.00]
Deputy Mayor of Inter-Governmental Affairs | $205,109.00 | $205,109.00 o0%[$ = - |
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer | $182,935.00 [$182,935.00 o0%[$s = - |
Chief Integrity Officer
Deputy Chief Integrity Officer [$125,000.00 [ $170,000.00 | 36%[$ 45,000.00
City Representative $188,423.00 [$192931.00[ 2%[$ 4,508.00
2026 Director |__ [st7s00000] [5 17500000]
Director of Policy Planning & Delivery [$171,400.00 [$170,000.00 -1%[$ (1,400.00)
Deputy Director for Policy $113,833.00 | $150,000.00 32%[$ 36,167.00 |
Deputy Director for Implementation $113,833.00 [$150,000.00 | 32%[$ 36.167.00")
For the first time since 1986, #Philadelphia #AFSCME DC 33 is going on #strike. The #union represents thousands of #bluecollar city workers (including street pavers and sanitation workers) and is the city’s largest—and lowest paid— #municipalworkers union.
The strike will begin at 12:01am on July 1st.
Showed up with my brothers and sisters to show our legislators that we need financial support to keep the wheels on the bus. It was a great rally, thousands showed up. #unionstrong #afscme #seiu #ufw #oregon #cutbackfightback #SalemOregon
The action follows four recent work stoppages by members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (#AFSCME) Local 3299 and University Professional and Technical Employees (#UPTE) Local 9119 unions, which represent a collective 55,000 UC employees, since they kicked off bargaining campaigns last June and January, respectively.
https://www.europesays.com/2067031/ Federal Judge Halts Trump and Musk’s Illegal Overhaul of US Government #afscme #AllianceForRetiredAmericans #AmericanFederationOfGovernmentEmployees #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #labor #Musk #ServiceEmployeesInternationalUnion #USConstitution
Today in Labor History March 28, 1977: AFSCME Local 1644 struck in Atlanta, Georgia, for a pay raise. This local of mostly African American sanitation workers saw labor and civil rights as part of the same struggle. They saw their fight as a continuation of the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike. For several years, they organized to get black civil rights leaders elected to public office. They succeeded in getting their man, Maynard Jackson, elected mayor of Atlanta. After all, as vice mayor, Jackson had supported their 1970 strike. Yet, in his first three years as mayor, he refused to give them a single raise. Consequently, their wages dropped below the poverty line for a family of four. Jackson accused AFSCME of attacking Black Power by challenging his authority. He fired over 900 workers by April 1 and crushed the strike by the end of April. Many believe this set the precedent for Reagan’s mass firing of 11,000 air traffic controllers during the PATCO strike, in 1981.
