The next General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 is scheduled for Monday, February 1 at 7:00 pm.  It will be conducted on Zoom.  Local 1482 members are invited to fill out this RSVP form to register for the meeting. 

On Sunday evening, January 31st, we will email the Zoom login information to all Local 1482 members who submit the form.  We will also email the login information at 6:00 pm on February 1st to everyone who submits the form later on January 31st, and before 6:00 pm on February 1st.  

There is a PDF of the full Local 1482 meeting schedule for 2020-2021 available for members to print out and post it on the union bulletin boards in your work locations.  

It is with heavy hearts that we share with the membership that Eileen Muller passed away in Florida on January 19, 2021.  Eileen served as President of Local 1482 Brooklyn Library Guild from 2002 until her retirement in 2017.  Prior to stepping into the role as President, she served as the Local's Treasurer.

Eileen started her career at the library in 1995 as a Clerical Aide.  She earned a Bachelor's Degree through DC37's campus at the College of New Rochelle, which led to a position at the library as a Librarian Trainee, and eventually a Masters Degree in Library Science at Pratt.

Throughout her tenure, Eileen prioritized fighting for promotional opportunities for the members of Local 1482, and in 2006 she was awarded by the American Library Association for those efforts.

A viewing for Eileen will be held on Thursday, January 28 in Marine Park, and a funeral mass will be held on Friday, January 29.  Information on both the viewing and funeral is found here.  

Local 1482 will hold a Special Membership Meeting on Friday, January 15 at 7:00 pm.  It will include a discussion of members' concerns regarding the library's COVID-19 policies, as well as an opportunity to hear the special committee's report on Gender Inclusive Language.  

The meeting will be held over Zoom, and we invite members to RSVP via this form.  We will send the login information to those who respond in the evening on January 14.  For those who RSVP later on January 14, and before 6 pm on January 15, we will share the login information at 6 pm on January 15.  

The Election Committee reports that Vivian Parham won the Librarian Vice President runoff election over Catherine Skrzypek.  Of the votes received at the American Arbitration Association by the deadline of December 21, the tally was:

Vivian Parham: 111 votes
Catherine Skrzypek: 101 votes

The full Executive Board of Local 1482, and Delegates to DC37, for the 2020-2023 term can be found here.

Congratulations to all election winners, and thanks to all Executive Board officers and DC37 Delegates for your service!

At the General Membership Meeting held on December 7, the Election Committee shared a letter that summarized the results of the election for Local 1482 officers.  The winning candidates are listed in the document embedded below.  A runoff election for the office of Librarian Vice President will be conducted because no candidate received 50 percent of the votes submitted.

The runoff election for Librarian Vice President is between the top two candidates in the original election, Vivian Parham and Catherine Skrzypek.  Ballots were mailed out by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to all eligible Local 1482 members on December 3.  Ballots must be received in the mail at AAA by December 21.

Members who do not receive a ballot by Wednesday, December 9 should phone the AAA as soon as possible.  The phone number is 212-484-4136.  The AAA will be able to verify you as a member of Local 1482 and resend your ballot. 

All questions about the runoff election should be directed to the Election Committee at local1482election@gmail.com.

The next General Membership Meeting of Local 1482 is scheduled for Monday, December 7 at 7:00 pm.  It will be conducted on Zoom.  Local 1482 members are invited to fill out this registration form for the meeting. 

On Sunday evening, December 6th, we will email the Zoom login information to all Local 1482 members who submit the form.  We will also email the login information at 6:00 pm on December 7th to anyone who submits the form later on December 6th or before 6:00 pm on December 7th.  

We have a printable PDF of the full Local 1482 meeting schedule for 2020-2021.  Please print it it out and post it on the union bulletin boards in your work locations.  

There was a misprint on the ballots to elect officers to the Executive Board that were mailed to members on October 27, 2020.  The error has been corrected.  New ballots have been prepared and will soon be in the mail to the membership.

The misprint erroneously ran a second name alongside Ronaldo Barber's name in the list of candidates for President.  Please discard these ballots if you still have them.  The replacement ballots are the ones that must be used to elect contested offices on the Executive Board.

Mail in the replacement ballot even if you already mailed in the original ballot.  The original ballots are void and will not be counted.

If you do not receive your ballot by Saturday November 7, phone the American Arbitration Association at 212-484-4136.  If you have any questions about the Local 1482 election, please address them to the Election Committee.  Their email address is Local1482election@gmail.com.  

The new ballots must be received in the mail at the American Arbitration Association by 9:00 am on Monday, November 23.  Please take care to follow the instructions in your election packet and make sure you are preparing your ballots correctly. 

The following letter from the Election Committee will be enclosed in the new ballots:

Dear DC 37 Local 1482 Member:
 
This letter is to inform you that the ballot mailed to members on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, contained an error for the office of President. Enclosed in this ballot packet is a replacement ballot reflecting the new ballot reception deadline of Monday, November 23, 2020, at 9:00 AM.
 
Please note that the original ballot will be rendered VOID. Please use the enclosed replacement ballot to cast your vote in this election.
 
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
 
Thank you
 
DC 37 Local 1482 Election Committee

The final list of nominations for officers to the Executive Board of Local 1482 and Delegates to DC 37 is posted below.  There were no challenges reported to the nominations posted here on October 16.  Further, the Elections Committee has reached out to all nominees to verify whether they accepted or declined their nominations.  

In the near future, all Local 1482 members will receive ballots in the mail from the American Arbitration Association to vote for the following officers:

• President
• Librarian Vice President
• Blue Collar Vice President
• Clerical Representative (4 positions)

The remaining officers and delegates on the list were nominated without opposition and will be automatically installed.

We will post on the Local website information about the ballot and voting process once we receive information from the American Arbitration Association about their timeline for mailing and receiving ballots.

All questions about the election should be directed to the Election Committee rather than current members of the Executive Board.  The Election Committee can be reached by email at  Local1482election@gmail.com.  

The terms of nominations and elections, and the makeup of Executive Board offices, are laid out in the Constitution of Local 1482.  

Nominations for Officers of Local 1482 Executive Board and DC37 Delegates (to serve December 2020-December 2023)

 President (on ballot)

• Ronaldo Barber
• Dawn Marie Cassari

Librarian Vice President (on ballot)

• Jose Arellano
• Vivian Parham
• Catherine Skrzypek

Clerical Vice President (unopposed)

• Ann Joseph

Blue Collar Vice President (on ballot)

• Pedro Perez
• Igor Shapiro

Treasurer (unopposed)

• Paul Otto

Recording Secretary (unopposed)

• Juanita James

Corresponding Secretary (unopposed)

• Karen Simon

Librarian Representative (unopposed)

• Rakisha Kearns-White
• Janelle Welch
• Djaz Zulida

Clerical Representative (on ballot)

• Luz Acevedo 
• Dornel Blair-Henderson
• Kay Jordan
• Lisa Pryce-Brown
• Joanna Salvatore

Special Officer Representative (unopposed)

• Anita Fritz

Custodian Representative (unopposed)

• Lamar Wright

Maintainer Representative (unopposed)

• Henry Gonzalez

Miscellaneous Representative (unopposed)

• David Jules

Delegates to DC37 (unopposed)

• Ronaldo Barber
• Abigail Garnett
• Ann Joseph
• Alexa Orr
• Janelle Welch

As outlined in a letter mailed to the membership of Local 1482, and posted here on the website, we are listing all nominations submitted to serve in the upcoming three-year term as Local 1482 officers and delegates to DC37.  

Any member who wishes to challenge the eligibility of a candidate to run for office must do so by submitting a challenge to the Election Committee no later than 12:00 pm on October 20, 2020.

The email address for the Election Committee is Local1482election@gmail.com.  The Election Committee will post its determination regarding all submitted eligibility challenges here on the Local 1482 website.

In addition to submitting challenges of nominations, all questions regarding the election should be directed to the Election Committee.

Information about the final list of nominees and the mailing and submission of ballots will be shared on the website on a date after October 20th.

Nominations for Local 1482 Officers and Delegates to DC37

President

• Ronaldo Barber
• Dawn Marie Cassari

Librarian Vice President

• Jose Arellano
• Vivian Parham
• Catherine Skrzypek

Clerical Vice President

• Ann Joseph

Blue Collar Vice President

• Pedro Perez
• Igor Shapiro

Treasurer

• Paul Otto

Recording Secretary 

• Juanita James

Corresponding Secretary

• Karen Simon

Librarian Representative

• Rakisha Kearns-White
• Benita McCray (nomination declined)*
• Vivian Parham
• Janelle Welch
• Djaz Zulida 

Clerical Representative

• Luz Acevedo 
• Dornel Blair-Henderson
• Kay Jordan
• Lisa Pryce-Brown
• Joanna Salvatore

Special Officer Representative

• Anita Fritz

Custodian Representative

• Lamar Wright

Maintainer Representative

• Henry Gonzalez

Miscellaneous Representative

• David Jules

Delegates to DC37

• Ronaldo Barber
• Jess Gafkowitz
• Abigail Garnett
• Ann Joseph
• Randi Mason (nomination declined)*
• Benita McCray (nomination declined)*
• Alexa Orr
• Janelle Welch

Edited to Add 10/19/2020.  This post has been edited to accurately record the preferred names of nominees on this list.  

* Edited to Add 10/19/2020.  This post has been edited to reflect nominees who have declined their nominations (as indicated above in the Librarian Representative and DC 37 Representative positions).

It was reported at last night's General Membership Meeting that the library has provided some work locations, but not all, with face shields. 

Therefore, we are asking the Local 1482 membership to provide us insight on which branches and work locations have received face shields, and which have not.  Please fill out our poll and let us know whether or not you have them.  You can also share any feedback you have about the quality of face shields the library has distributed.

Thank you for taking the time to help us gather this information.