https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/1659 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/10432 <p>Local 1259, representing Detroit Public Library (DPL) employees, affiliated in 1949 with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Michigan Council 77. It represented professional librarians, as well as clerical and maintenance employees. A staff association existed for some years before union certification, and failed attempts to unionize were made before 1949. In 1970, the Association of Professional Librarians won the right to represent the professional librarians within the union. Local 1259 continued to be the bargaining unit for the DPL's maintenance and clerical workers. The collection documents the activities of Local 1259 and of the Detroit Public Library during the 1950s and 1960s. Additional information is included on broader topics like Detroit city employees; Michigan AFSCME organizations and events, especially Michigan Council 77; and unionism in libraries. Records include contracts and negotiation material; budgets, proposals, and financial statements; correspondence; meeting minutes; publications; constitutions; salary information; clippings; convention materials; and fliers.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/10432#comments AFSCME Collective bargaining--Librarians Collective bargaining--Library employees Collective bargaining--Professions Detroit (Mich.) Detroit Public Library Herz, Helga Librarians Women in the labor movement Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:11:55 -0400 jruss 10432 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/11551 <p>Joan Goddard served as President of AFSCME Local 101 after the Union’s 1981 contract fight centered on narrowing the gap between male and female municipal workers’ pay in San Jose, California. </p> <p>In this interview, she discusses her role in the negotiations and eventual strike during the 1981 contract struggle. Debate at the bargaining table focused on the Hay study, which compared jobs with similar levels of complexity in predominantly male and predominantly female fields to reveal a large pay gap.</p> <p>Local 101’s strike is known as the first strike over comparable worth, which argues that a pay gap can only be closed when classifications with similar skill levels earn equivalent pay.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/11551#comments AFSCME AFSCME Collective bargaining--Government employees Collective bargaining--Librarians Collective labor agreements--Government employees--United States Collective labor agreements--Municipal employees Strike votes Women employees Women in the labor movement Women&#039;s rights Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:57:13 -0400 mcourtney 11551 at https://reuther.wayne.edu