https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/1663 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/4090 <p>Members of Local 1259, Detroit, Michigan Public Library Employees, look at a library display on labor history at the Detroit Public Library. From left they are Rita Beck, vice president of Local 1259; Doris Detwiler, president; Helga Herz, chairman of policy committee; Cleo Taylor, former president; and David Cooley, treasurer. This image appeared in the November 1959 issue of AFSCME's Public Employee magazine</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/4090#comments AFSCME AFSCME Staff and Leaders Detroit Public Library Herz, Helga Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:08:04 -0400 jruss 4090 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/4091 <p>Helga Herz, librarian and member of Local 1259 in Detroit, shows a book on the Knights of Labor to Alvin Ruthenberg, staff representative for Detroit Area Council 77. This image appeared in the November 1959 issue of AFSCME's Public Employee magazine.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/4091#comments AFSCME AFSCME Members at Work Detroit Public Library Herz, Helga Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:13:09 -0400 jruss 4091 at https://reuther.wayne.edu