Surrey Libraries Closing for Indefinite Period as of the end of the day today

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CUPE 402-02 Members,

As you may have heard, all branches will be closed to the public starting on Monday, March 16th.

Surinder sent an email (below) to all staff.

Please report to work as scheduled tomorrow.

Please feel free to contact me or any Executive members if you have questions.

In Solidarity,
Denise

The following is a message from Surinder regarding the library closing.

Hi all,

For staff that are working today, please could you post notices on your branch doors, and let the public know that libraries will be closed indefinitely as of end of day today. We’ll send some system wide notices tomorrow, post publications for the public, and further instructions for staff tomorrow.

Staff, please report to work as per your normal schedule for tomorrow until you receive further instructions. Staff will continue to be paid until further notice. More information will be provided very soon as we anticipate you will have questions.

Our key concern is to minimize prevention of the virus in the community to public and our staff. We will continue to offer services online and staff can still work inside the branches and CS.

Thanks so much for your patience as we work through this. It is unprecedented times.

Surinder

 

We’ve Moved

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The Union Office has moved to a new office in Cloverdale.

Our address is 5699 176 Street, in the old Scotiabank location.

We will be having the March General Meeting at the new location.

Come early to see the new office.

CUPE Celebrates Library Month

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October is Canadian Library Month, a time to celebrate library workers and the vital public services they provide to all Canadians.

See more information about Library Month

Library workers deliver quality programs and services that are at the heart of the community. But library workers face challenges that negatively impact service delivery including reduced funding, program and service cuts, reduced staffing levels, increased workloads, and precarious work. But library workers are fighting back and winning!

Various provincial and municipal governments have tried to slash millions of dollars in library funding in recent years. But successful CUPE campaigns have eliminated the cuts altogether in most cases.

Library workers are also successfully exposing the downside of staffless libraries that require no staff. Staffless libraries hurt quality library services, threaten jobs, and reduce safety and security. CUPE 4948, the Toronto Public Library Workers’ Union, has launched an online campaign available at ourpubliclibrary.ca to combat the threat of staffless libraries.

We encourage all members and locals to celebrate libraries all year-round. Campaign materials include a new bookmark and poster, with our theme Library Workers Bring Your Library to Life, which are available at cupe.ca/libraries.