E-MAIL BROADCAST OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2003

Order Sheet Deadline...

The Guild discussed this issue with Management at the
August 13 Management/Guild meeting. Pat Kiefer then
issued a clarification to the six Area Managers that
order sheets just need to be received by the Area
Managers on Monday, either via the delivery or hand-
carried to them.

It has come to our attention that this information has
not been provided to all Branch Managers, YA, and
Children's Librarians, although this issue has been
resolved by Susan Kent and Pat Kiefer. In addition, a
Senior Librarian at one of the affected branches filed
and won a grievance about this.

Please contact the Guild immediately if you are given
contrary information.


E-MAIL BROADCAST OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2003

For those not working Saturday, Sept. 20th, 10-noon,
wear your green AFSCME T-shirt or green Guild polo
shirt and join the kick-off rally for the Immigrant
Workers Freedom Ride at the corner of Spring Street and
First Street in downtown Los Angeles. Three buses will
leave Los Angeles on Sept. 23 for Washington D.C. where
they will join many others from other parts of the
country to talk with Congressmembers and then travel
to New York City for a mass rally on October 4.

The EAST VALLEY DINNER MEETING IS SET FOR THURS.,
SEPT. 25, 6:30 P.M. at Mandarin Terrace, 8815 Sunland
Blvd., Sun Valley. Call Kelley Burks at Sunland-Tujunga
or Judy Tetove at Lakeview Terrace to RSVP or reply to
this message.

The Guild will be sending four delegates and four
alternates to the AFSCME Council 36 convention on
Fri. Nov. 14-Sun. Nov. 16 (Fri. is optional). Officers
of the Council will be elected and various resolutions
debated. E-mail the Guild of your interest in being a
delegate. We will vote on the delegates at our October
membership meeting.


E-MAIL BROADCAST OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

The Guild is hosting dinner meetings in each Area
and at Central Library during the month of September.
You are invited to attend the one for the Area you
work in or the one closest to your home. Please RSVP
to this message or your Area steward if you plan to
go and which meeting, so we can give the restaurants
a better idea of attendance for each meeting.

Central/Southern Area on Wed. Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m.
at Tin Sing Restaurant, 1523 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. in
Gardena

Northeast Area on Thurs. Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. at
Barragan's Mexican Restaurant, 1538 W. Sunset Blvd.

Western Area on Tues. Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m. at
Sisley Italian Kitchen, first floor of Westside Pavilion,
facing Pico Blvd., 10800 W. Pico Blvd.

Central Library on Wed. Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m.
at Taix Restaurant, 1911 Sunset Blvd.

Hollywood Area on Tues. Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m. at
Louise's Trattoria, 7505 Melrose

The Guild will have a regular September membership
meeting, as well, on FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 7:30 p.m.,
at the Los Feliz Branch Library, 1874 Hillhurst Avenue.
A complimentary dinner will be served from 6:30 p.m.
The main topic of the meeting will be a discussion of
what qualities make a good supervisor and how we can
work to encourage those qualities in our Senior and
Principal Librarians. We will also have information
about the October 7 recall election and Proposition 54
(the Guild recommends a "no" vote on each of these).
We will also take nominations from the floor
for the four delegates and four alternates we will be
sending to the Council 36 Convention in Pasadena on
Nov. 14, 15, and 16. The Guild pays for your convention
expenses.


E-MAIL BROADCAST OF AUGUST 17, 2003

1) LABOR DAY PARADE -- The Guild will have a
contingent on Mon. Sept. 1 at the Labor Day Parade
in Wilmington. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Broad and
E Streets. Wear your green AFSCME T-shirt or Guild
polo shirt...walk, help carry our Guild banner, ride,
or find a shady spot to watch the colorful labor
parade, which begins at 10 a.m. Enjoy an
old-fashioned hot dog lunch and a variety of
entertainments and speakers. Come out and help make
Labor Day a time to really celebrate the labor
movement. We will also be gathering signatures on
the USA PATRIOT Act petition.

Let us know if you can come or surprise us! Reply
to this message or call Ivan Corpeno-Chavez at the
Lincoln Heights Branch or (323) 252-5298 (cell phone)
for more information.

2) RECALL ELECTION -- VOTE NO... It is very
important that all of us, and family and friends
VOTE NO on the RECALL of Governor Gray Davis!
AND in the second part of the vote, please vote
FOR CRUZ BUSTAMANTE. Don't let an anti-consumer,
anti-union, anti-working people group succeed
in the coup attempt. Volunteers will be needed to
phone union members and to walk precincts. We will
do this in groups of members on the weekends and
then have lunch on the Guild, to make it more fun.
Reply to this to indicate your interest in this project.

Also VOTE NO on PROPOSITION 54 the so-called
"racial privacy" initiative which was is sponsored
by Ward Connerly.

3) For those who still think that their retroactive
check amount is not accurate, contact Richard Kraus
to investigate for you rsk56@yahoo.com and then
contact Sam Allen in Accounting with the detailed
info he will need.

4) AFSCME Council 36 is offering leadership training
on Sun. August 24 and Mon. August 25, 9-5 p.m. each
day. The Guild will reimburse you for both days.
Current officers, stewards, or others interested in
becoming more active in your union should attend.
Topics to be covered include the AFSCME Constitution,
the roles of officers and trustees, the role of the
membership, and Robert's Rules of Order. This is
also a good opportunity to meet people from other
AFSCME locals such as Rec and Parks and the Jewish
Federation Council. The Council will also offer
this training again in January. Reply to this
message with your interest.

5) CUSTODIAL SERVICE SURVEY -- It has been stated by
Management that there is seven day custodial service
at the Regional Branches and Central Library and six
day service at all other branches. So, please take
a moment and reply to this e-mail if you are receiving
six or seven day service or less.


E-MAIL BROADCAST OF JULY 29, 2003

1. PATRIOT ACT ACTION- over twenty people, including
GUILD members and people from Neighbors for Peace and
Justice, ACLU, Americans for Democratic Action, U.S.
Labor Against the War, and many other community
organizations attended the Board of Library
Commissioners' meeting on July 10. We came very
close to getting the Guild resolution adopted and
did succeed in encouraging the Board to send a
stronger response to the City Council and for the
City Librarian to nvestigate signage in other
libraries. In addition, the Board received many
calls and e-mails. Thank you for your participation.
Instructions on how to obtain a copy of the petition
to the L.A. City Council will follow or reply to
this now.

2. RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS- finally, everyone (except
one librarian whose social security number was
incorrect) should have been paid the additional
amount of the retroactive money that they were owed
from the period July 1 2001 through Jan 2003, when
the raise began. This came as additional money on
the checks paid on July 24, 2002, rather than a
separate check as we expected. The good part is
that the regular checks have a smaller tax
withholding than the separate checks. This check
also has the July 1, 2003, pay raise, but one day
is included at the old rate. So that makes it hard
to figure the exact amount of the retro check.
For a rough estimate, you can subtract the normal
biweekly amount from the July 24 check, leaving
the retro amount.

3. HALF-TIME LIBRARIANS- Be aware that the VC and
SK hours which you earned from working extra-time
last year have not been credited to this year's
account. Therefore, it will appear soon, so be
careful if you are already near your VC limit...
schedule and take VC as soon as possible.

4. RETIREMENT CHANGES:
a. There is nothing to report, at this time, except
that the negotiations are continuing about the
retirement enhancements that were voted on a few
months ago.

b. 30/50 TO END IN SEPT.-If you are eligible to
retire without penalty with at least 30 years of
service credit and having at least 50 years of age,
be aware that you must schedule this by August 29,
because the special program ends September 30, 2003.
Call LACERS now!