Saskatoon (Canada) Library Workers Staged a One-Day Walk-Out
This article is from the November 2024 issue.
Hundreds of employees from Saskatoon’s (Saskatchewan, Canada ) nine public libraries went on strike Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, according to this report.
The single-day job action is a response to an ongoing labor dispute between CUPE 2669 ─the union representing library employees─ and the Saskatoon Public Library (SPL).
Workers are concerned about inadequate wages, the right to have more than one person work at service points, and employee safety. (Library staff say they have witnessed a dramatic increase in violence while working.
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