Local 1482 Brooklyn Library Guild

Local 1482 December General Membership Meeting

11/29/2022

The December General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 will be held on Monday, December 5th at 7 pm. It will be conducted virtually over Zoom.

To have the login emailed to you, you are invited to submit this RSVP form. We will email the Zoom login in the evening on December 4th. We'll email it at 5pm on December 5th to those who register later in the evening on December 4th or before 5 pm on December 5th.

A PDF of all Local 1482 meetings for 2022-23 is located here.

Local 1482 President Ron Barber is a Leaders of Labor Honoree

10/15/2022

Ron Barber has been named one of 2022's Leaders of Labor, a distinction that recognizes individuals who have had an impact on workers rights in New York City. On September 15, Ron attended an event sponsored by Schneps Media and Metro Health Plus to honor the 2022 honorees. Congratulations, Ron! Visit the Leaders of Labor website to learn more about Ron and all of the honorees.

Local 1482's General Membership Meeting Is Scheduled on October 3rd

9/27/2022

Please download the 2022-23 meeting schedule. Print it out and post it in your work locations.

Our first General Membership Meeting of 2022-23 is scheduled on Monday, October 3rd at 7:00 pm, and we invite you to join us! The meeting will be conducted over Zoom.

To have the Zoom login information emailed to you, please submit an RSVP form. We will email respondents the evening of October 2nd. If you submit the form later in the evening on October 2nd, or before 5 pm on October 3rd, we will email the login information to you at 5 pm on October 3rd.

Please print out the 2022-23 Local 1482 meeting schedule and display it on the union bulletin boards in your work locations.

We look forward to communing with the membership of Local 1482 next Monday!

DC37 Contract Rally This Wednesday

6/13/2022

As DC37 prepares to enter negotiations with the City for a new economic contract, members are invited to add their voices to a contract rally on Wednesday, June 15th at 5 pm in Foley Square in Manhattan. Come out with your friends, colleagues, and family to say that city workers are essential workers and that we deserve a fair contract. Please wear your green DC37 shirts and hats if you have them.

DC37 has also prepared a contract survey where members can share their priorities for a new economic contract. Responses will be accepted through June 14th.

General Membership Meeting on June 6 & Results of AFSCME Convention Delegates Election

5/30/2022

The next General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 will be on Monday, June 6 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom. To have the login information emailed to you, please submit this RSVP form. We will send you an email on Sunday, June 5th with the Zoom login for the meeting. For those who register for the meeting later on June 5th or before 5 pm on June 6th, we will email the login information to you at 5 pm on June 6th.

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On Wednesday, May 25th Local 1482 held an in-person meeting at the Central Library to elect four delegates to attend the AFSCME International Convention in Philadelphia in July. Local 1482 is allowed to send five delegates to the convention. President Ron Barber is an automatic delegate, and the other four are elected. The delegates who came out on top in Wednesday's election are:

Rakisha Kearns-White
Ann Joseph
Djaz Zulida
David Jules

Many thanks to members who came out to participate in the election. Congratulations to our delegates, we hope you find the experience of attending the convention to be rewarding and empowering!

Special Meeting to Nominate and Elect AFSCME Convention Delegates on May 25

5/18/2022

A special meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, May 25 at 7:00 pm to nominate and elect delegates to represent Local 1482 at this year's AFSCME International Convention. It will be an in-person meeting, and it will be held at the Central Library in the Info Commons Lab. The nominations and election will be the only business conducted.

Please note that there is an error in the agenda printed on the postcards mailed to members about this meeting. There will be no Treasurer's Report, President's Report, or New Business. The only item on the agenda will be nominations and election of four delegates to attend the convention. We regret the error and apologize for it. The next General Membership Meeting will be held virtually on June 6th

About the AFSCME International Convention. The AFSCME Convention is convened every two years. The 2022 convention is being held July 11-15 in Philadelphia. The convention features guest speakers, educational workshops, and networking events. It is an opportunity to meet union members from all over the United States, and learn about empowering union membership.

Local 1482 can send five delegates to the AFSCME Convention. Ron Barber, Local 1482 President, is an automatic delegate. Therefore, the nominations and election at the May 25th meeting will be for the four remaining delegates. Local 1482 covers the costs of attending the Convention, but delegates have to use their own time (Annual Leave, Comp Time, etc) to attend. All delegates attending the convention are required to follow Covid health and safety protocols as defined by AFSCME.

If you think you are interested in being a delegate, join us at the meeting next week, or speak to someone attending about putting you up for nomination.

april General Membership Meeting

3/29/2022

The next General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 will be held on Monday, April 4 at 7:00 pm.

The meeting will be conducted virtually on Zoom. Postcards with the Zoom meeting ID have been mailed to all members. If you would like to have the login information emailed to you, please submit this RSVP form. We will email registrants on Sunday evening. We will also email registrants who register later on Sunday, or on Monday before 5 pm, at 5 pm on Monday.

The agenda for the meeting is:

Minutes
Treasurer's Report
President's Report
New Business

February General Membership Meeting

2/1/2022

The next General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 will be held on Monday, February 7th at 7:00.

The meeting will be conducted virtually on Zoom. Postcards with the Zoom meeting ID have been mailed to all members. If you would like to have the login information emailed to you, please submit this RSVP form. We will email registrants on Sunday evening, at 5 pm on Monday, and at 6:45 pm on Monday.

Please note that Local 1482 President Ron Barber will be on Annual Leave and will not be present for this meeting. The meeting will be facilitated by Clerical Vice President Ann Joseph with assistance from other members of the Executive Board.

The agenda of the meeting is:

Minutes
Treasurer's Report
President's Report
New Business

Tri-Library Locals and DC37 Request Mayor Adams Address Covid-19 Impacts on Library Staff and Services

1/4/2022

DC37 Executive Director Henry Garrido recently reached out to then Mayor-Elect Eric Adams, asking him to examine the impact the recent surge of Covid-19 has had on library staffing and current library service models.

Garrido did so at the urging of the Tri-Library Council of DC37 and the Presidents of Local 1482 Brooklyn Library Guild, Local 1321 Queens Library Guild, Local 1930 New York Public Library Guild, and Local 374 Quasi Public Employees.

The Tri-Library Council and DC37 acknowledge that library services are vital to the well-being of the City. In light of the City’s surge in Covid-19 cases, however, they seek the Mayor’s support in reducing services.

Mayor-Elect Adams responded he would assess the libraries’ service models and provide an answer once he enters office. The Tri-Library Council and DC37 have agreed to wait for a response.

The text of the full Tri-Library statement follows below. You can also download a PDF at this link.

Statement of the Tri-Library Council
Last week, President Local 374 Leonard Paul, President Local 1321 John Hyslop, President Local 1482 Ronaldo Barber, President Local 1930 Deborah Allman, asked DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido to speak with then Mayor-Elect Adams. We wanted to relay members’ concerns over the spread of the virus, and to reduce library services. Executive Director Garrido spoke with Mayor-Elect Adams and explained our concerns. Mayor-Elect Adams told Mr. Garrido that he will be assessing the libraries’ service models, and give an answer when he gets into office. We agreed to wait for Mayor Adams’ response.

We took this approach because the libraries need the Mayor’s agreement to reduce services, or libraries could face severe financial consequences. Furthermore, as union members of New York City’s Libraries, we need to be responsible stewards of our libraries. We will assess our response as needed.

This new COVID variant is so much more transmissible, and is affecting everyone throughout our Library systems. We are very distressed that this current service model is putting us in harm’s way. We reluctantly advocate for reducing services, because we know firsthand that our services are vital to our patrons and our city. We hope that Mayor Adams listens to our concerns and supports the need to reduce library services.

December General Membership Meeting

12/1/2021

Local 1482 members are invited to the December General Membership Meeting on Monday, December 6th at 7:00 pm.

The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom. Postcards with the meeting ID and phone-in information have been mailed to every member's home.

If you would like to have the meeting login information emailed to you, please fill out this registration form. We will email the login to you on Sunday night, December 5th. For those who submit the form later on Sunday or before 6 pm on Monday, December 6th, we will email the login at 6 pm on December 6th.

Edited to Add, December 3: An issue with the registration form has been corrected, and is now able to accept submissions. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

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