The untold story at the public library.
CUPE library worker Sue Emson
There is a story about the Saskatoon Public Library that needs to be told. It involves the growing gap between those who make a good living working at the library and those who struggle to make ends meet.
CUPE library workers are struggling to make ends meet
Library managers received big increases:
Fix the pay problem for CUPE library workers
In 2007-08, the Saskatoon Public Library’s managers and non-union support staff received big compensation increases that averaged 34 per cent. For example: *
The library board fixed the pay problem for managers. It is time they did the same for CUPE library workers.
In contrast, most CUPE members at the Saskatoon Public Library are paid considerably less than other library workers in Regina — or even western Canada. One of every three earns about $10 or less an hour and receives few if any benefits. As well, some librarians with Master’s degrees earn less than non-union administrative support staff at the library.
• Payment to the Library Director rose 23.1 per cent to $134,064.
CUPE wants the library board to establish a minimum wage of $12 an hour and provide pay increases of 15 per cent over three years.
• Payment to the Pay and Benefits Co-ordinator increased 52.5 per cent.
Urge the Library Board to negotiate a decent increase. It’s overdue.
By 2011, most of the library managers received more than $90,000 a year. * Based on information obtained through the City of Saskatoon Public Accounts
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Presented by CUPE 2669 members at the Saskatoon Public Library