E-MAIL BROADCAST 3 OF DECEMBER 13, 2006
Subject: COMMISSION MEETING - IMPORTANT 2
REMINDER-
....COMPLETE A FORM 68 INDICATING, DEPARTMENTAL LEAVE
WITHOUT PAY,
If you are planning to attend the Board of Library Commissioners
meeting on Thursday, December 14, and you will be on UNION TIME, THEN
YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR.
COMPLETE A FORM 68 INDICATING, DEPARTMENTAL LEAVE
WITHOUT PAY, FROM 9:10-12:10; it may be more or less than that.
If you
are the only librarian on duty be sure that you plan your departure
time from Central
so that you can open on time.
E-MAIL BROADCAST 2 OF DECEMBER
13, 2006
Subject: COMMISSION MEETING - IMPORTANT
REMINDER-
If you are planning to attend the Board of Library Commissioners
meeting on
Thursday, December 14, and you will be on UNION TIME, THEN YOU MUST
OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR.
COMPLETE A FORM 68 INDICATING, ABSENT WITH PERMISSION,
FROM 9:10-12:10; it may be more or less than that. If you are the
only librarian
on duty be sure that you plan your departure time from Central so that
you can
open on time.
E-MAIL BROADCAST 1 OF DECEMBER 13, 2006
Subject: BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
The Board of Library Commissioners meeting is THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14
at 9:00 a.m. (note the time) at CENTRAL LIBRARY.
The agenda includes LIBRARY SECURITY and the FINES AND
FEES changes.
Everyone available is encouraged to attend...the Guild will
reimburse for lost time and mileage and parking...either
address the Board on one or both of these issues or be there
to show support for the effort that the Guild has made to
bring these issues to their attention.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF DECEMBER 11,
2006
Subject: NEGOTIATIONS PLANNING MEETING
Negotiations Planning meeting....
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, COUNCIL 36 HQ;
514 Shatto Place. 6:30 to 9:30.
dinner provided.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF DECEMBER 7, 2006
Subject: Professional Concerns Meeting Sunday
REMINDER.....Sunday morning meeting (with breakfast)
at 10:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.at the Fairfax Branch.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF DECEMBER 5, 2006
Subject: December Update and
Party/Meeting Announcement
The
December Update (MS Word
format)
and
the
December Party/Meeting
announcement (MS Word
format)
are attached.
Hope to see you Saturday, December 9th at Pico Union for the
installation ceremony of the 2007 Guild Board.
PLEASE POST FOR ALL LIBRARIANS IN YOUR AGENCY
Saturday December 9
7:30
p.m.
Family Holiday Party
Pico Union Branch
1030 S. Alvarado St.
213-368-7550 (staff)
New and Improved Guild Meetings
New Meeting Policies
Meetings start promptly at 7:30pm and end promptly at 9:30pm
Childcare and dinsnowner are provided
AFSCME Local 2626
Librarians’ Guild Membership Meeting
AGENDA:
Party 6:30 p.m.
Meeting 7:30 p.m.
1) Oath of Office to 2007 Board Members
Bring a member! Bring a new member! Bring NEW STAFF!
Bring a retired member!
Carpool, it’s more fun!
Interns and Student Librarians are always welcome
Saturday January 27
7:30 p.m.
Membership Meeting
Studio City Branch
12511 Moorpark Street
818-755-7881 (staff)
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 28, 2006
Subject: Council 36 Meeting
There will be a Council 36 Executive Board Meeting
tomorrow evening...
Wednesday November 29, 6:30-?, at Council 36 HQ
514 Shatto Place.
All Guild members are invited to attend.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 26, 2006
Subject: Help Wanted - local researcher needed
AFSCME Council 36 is looking for a part-time librarian or
clerk-typist to complete a short-term research project.
The pay is $25 per hour and they expect the project to take
about two months to complete and hope that the person could
work about 20 hours per week. The work is focused on reviewing
existing files regarding local municipalities, and updating and
copying documents in the files and writing a summary.
You may express interest by replying to this email and including
a copy of your resume or a summary of your experience.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 22, 2006
Subject: Coming events
THREE EVENTS .... short notice....
****1. NEW STEWARDS TRAINING- anyone interested in being a
steward or interested in the process; DECEMBER 2 and 3, 9:00 a.m.-
3:00
p.m. Attendance at both days is best, but attend whatever you can.
****2. CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS SKILLS- for anyone interested
in the egotiations process or who want to be on the negotiating team;
DECEMBER 2 AND 3, 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
Both of these trainings will be at Council 36 HQ, 514 Shatto Place
(1 bl E. of Vermont, 1/2 block N. of 6th St. These events are
sponsored and presented by AFSCME District Council 36. Please
rsvp to Diane at 213/487-9887 ext. 323
****3. US LABOR AGAINST THE WAR....Assembly and National
Labor Conference Cleveland, Ohio; the Guild will pay for lost time and
transportation and hotel, etc. (see
uslaboragainstwar.org for more
information)
Please reply to this email if you are interested or need further
information about any of these events.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 17, 2006
Subject: NEGOTIATIONS PLANNING MEETING
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21
There will be a NEGOTIATIONS planning meeting on Tuesday,
November 21, at Council 36 HQ from 6:30 to 9:00p.m. This
meeting will adjourn promptly at 9:00 due to time constraints.
Dinner will be provided, please RSVP if you are able to attend.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 16, 2006
Subject: LIBRARY SECURITY ISSUES on Channel 2
We have been informed and it was verified on tonights news
that the segment on
LIBRARY SECURITY ISSUES WILL BE ON
CHANNEL 2 NEWS AT 11:00p.m.,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 12, 2006
Subject: NOVEMBER UPDATE
THE
UPDATE ATTACHMENT (MS Word
format)
WILL READ MUCH
EASIER IF YOU OPEN IT, BUT THE UPDATE IS ALSO BELOW. This
Update includes an officer's duty list and the NEW schedule for
meetings,
therefore, it is longer than normal.
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2006
Prepared by Roy Stone and Verdel Flores
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Leadership Skills Training
A special series of workshops are being offered to members of local
executive boards, both newly elected and seasoned veterans as well as
members who just want to get involved (i.e. Negotiations Team).
Topics
to be covered include:
• Roles and responsibilities of a board member
• How to “grow” the Local
• How to “build” union power
• Strategies for increasing member participation
The first workshop will be Saturday, November 18th, 10:00-4:00pm at
AFSCME, Council 36, 514 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020.
Lunch will be
served and the Guild will pay for your time. Please RSVP to
librariansguild@hotmail.com by Nov. 16th if you are interested.
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2007 - 2010 MOU Negotiation Planning Committee
The Committee has met two times to discuss negotiation strategy and the
various ideas and suggestions that have been submitted by the
membership to the Guild’s email. All members are encouraged to
send their ideas and
suggestions to the Guild’s email. Currently the Committee is
investigating salaries of comparable sized libraries in Southern and
Northern
California taking into account cost-of-living adjustments. If you
have any
pertinent information regarding salaries please notify the Guild.
The next
planning meeting will be Tuesday, Nov 21, at AFSCME Council 36, 514
Shatto
Place, 3rd floor, 6:30-9:00 p.m., working through dinner – dinner will
be provided
by the Guild.
Please RSVP to librariansguild@hotmail.com with your interest in
attending. Come with ideas, paper and pencil and a copy of the
2004-2006 MOU
available on the Guild’s website: www.librariansguild.org
The Committee is in need of supervisory members to participate in these
planning sessions. All interested supervisors are strongly
encouraged
to attend.
The Negotiations Team is limited by the City to two supervisory members
and three rank-and-file members, plus the Guild President. Those
selected
to serve on the Negotiations Team will receive training from AFSCME,
Council 36.
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Professional Concerns Committee
The Committee has been working on a staff survey. All librarians
employed by the City for less than 7 years are encouraged to
participate in this
survey. It is an online survey developed by the Committee and a
consultant from UCLA. The purpose of the survey is to create a
dynamic union with
participation from all segments of the membership, determine how the
importance and usefulness of the Guild can be expressed to newer
members, to revitalize the Guild, and to learn what we can do better to
encourage
more participation from new librarians. Stewards and Board
Members will be
making special branch visits to new librarians to talk about the
upcoming
survey.
The Professional Concerns Committee is chaired by Sue Oppenheimer,
Adult-Playa Vista. Committee members include Barbara Bozman,
YA-Memorial; Verdel Flores, VP Librarians’ Guild; Roberta Frye,
Adult-Westchester;
Wendy Lambo, Children’s-Fairfax; Sheila Nash, Art & Music; Rosalie
Preston,
YA-Vernon; Shirley Matulich, Children’s-Pio Pico; Marilyn Smithson,
Science; Roy Stone, President Librarians’ Guild and Theresa Webster, YA
–Teen’Scape.
If you have a concern you wish the Committee to discuss, please email
Sue at soppenh@lapl.org. An agenda will be sent to you.
Next meeting: December 10th, 10:00 a.m., Sunday brunch, Fairfax Branch.
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Health, Safety and Welfare Committee
Did you hear about the purse snatching event near the Savory garage?
Three people were involved in attempting to distract, take and make a
speedy
get-away with a librarian’s purse. Be observant, find a walking partner
and REPORT all incidents to Management and the Guild.
The Committee has set the meeting calendar for 2007. All meetings are
held on Thursdays at Central Library, 4th floor, with the Business
Manager
and Director of Human Resources. The Chair of the Committee is Alicia
Randolph.
Please email Alicia at arandol@lapl.org if you are interested in
attending a meeting.
Jan 18 Feb 15
Mar 15 April
12 May 10 June 14
July 19 Aug 16
Sep 13 Oct
11 Nov 15
Dec 13
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Political Action Committee
The Guild is a member of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.
Three members from the Guild serve as voting members to the L.A. Co.
Fed.
The L.A. Co. Fed. meets once a month from 7pm – 9pm at the Musicians
Local
on Highland and Beverly. Ivan Corpeno-Chavez, Vice President for
Political Action and Wendy McPherson are the Guild’s current members.
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Third National U.S. Labor Assembly Against the War
National Labor Conference
This assembly, march and meeting will take place in Cleveland on
December 1 – 3rd. The Executive Board has approved the expenditure of
up to $2000
to cover the registration fee, transportation, hotel, per diem and up
to
two days lost time for a Guild member to attend this important event.
Any
member interested in going should contact the Guild at
www.librariansguild.org.
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2007 Executive Board Officers, Area Shop Stewards and Trustees
The Librarians’ Guild is governed by an elected board of 13 official
members. The entire board is elected to serve for one calendar
year.
Besides the 13 board members, 3 members are elected as trustees, each
serves for two years with one trustee elected each year. The Executive
Board
meets once a month and board members are also expected to attend the
monthly
membership meetings, or at least as many as possible.
Nominations for the Executive Board were made at the October 20th
membership meeting. Since there were no contested positions there was
no need for
an election. Nominees were automatically elected to serve on the
2007
Board.
The oath of office will be given December 9th at the Pico Union Branch
membership meeting (AKA the Holiday Party) and the new board begins
their official duties on January 11th at the first Executive Board
meeting of
the new year.
Special thanks to Shirley Matulich, Chair, Rosalie Preston, Shannon
Salmon, and Deborah Spector, the members of the Nominating Committee
who worked
tirelessly to fill the 2007 executive board positions.
President, Roy Stone, Fairfax – conducts the business of the Guild with
library management, library personnel, city government and AFSCME;
attends meetings with library and city management, Board of Library
Commissioners, AFSCME Council 36; writes articles for the often
bi-monthly magazine
The Communicator and prepares the monthly newsletter Update with the
Executive Vice-President; sets the agenda and conducts the monthly
Executive
Board and General Membership meetings; paid Guild position; total hours
per month
- 55
Executive Vice-President, Verdel Flores, Mar Vista – attends management
meetings and other meetings with or for the President; prepares the
monthly newsletter Update with the President; assists with coordination
of
events and makes reminder calls to the President; handles affairs of
the Guild
when necessary; paid Guild position, total hours per month - 20
Recording Secretary, Ruth Seid, East Valley – records and maintains the
minutes of all monthly Executive Board and General Membership meetings;
prepares copies of the minutes for approval at the monthly Executive
Board and General Membership meetings; total hours per month - 7
Secretary-Treasurer, Robert Thornhill, Science – maintains the
financial records, prepares checks for bills and payments, makes
deposits and
prepares and maintains the records for tax and other government
filings; assists
with the yearly audits; prepares a monthly financial report to be
presented
at the Executive Board and General Membership meetings; paid Guild
position; handles financial related correspondence; total hours per
month - 7
Vice-President Education and Training, Madeleine Kerr, Robertson –
coordinates training programs for membership meetings and special fund
trainings; works with City Personnel and Library Human Resources and
Library Training Office on coordination of special programs; reports on
training needs, programs, etc. at the monthly Executive Board and
General
Membership meetings; total hours per month – 6-8 (increases during
planning and
presentations of programs)
Vice-President Political Action, Ivan Corpeno-Chavez, Lincoln Heights –
attends political functions; reports on political issues including
candidate endorsements, election issues, voter registration campaigns,
etc.;
represents the Guild at the monthly Los Angeles County Federation of
Labor meetings with two additional Guild representatives; reports on
political matters at the monthly Executive Board and General Membership
meetings;
total hours per month - 9
Vice-President Professional Concerns, Sue Oppenheimer, Playa Vista –
sets the agenda and conducts regular meetings of the Professional
Concerns
Committee; works with the Membership Chair to arrange for monthly
meeting dinners; reports on professional issues, Committee’s findings
and
recommendations at the monthly Executive Board and General Membership
meetings; total hours per month - 9
Vice-President Programs, Teresa Mons, Mar Vista – plans and organizes
the monthly General Membership meetings including meals, paper goods,
drinks; coordinates set-up of room, delivery of meals and clean-up;
coordinates
with the branch senior librarian to learn the location of and override
for
lights and air conditioning and other building issues; total hours per
month -
8
Health, Safety and Welfare Chair, Alicia Randolph, J.C Fremont – sets
the agenda and conducts regular monthly meetings of the Health, Safety
and
Welfare Committee with representatives from the Library Business Office
and Library Personnel; maintains a file of incident reports; reports
problems to and resolves issues with Library Management when possible;
reports on
issues related to safety and health problems at the monthly Executive
Board
and General Membership meetings; total hours per month – 8-10
Membership Chair, Theresa Webster, Teen’Scape – maintains records of
members, retirees, probationers and agency shop members; prepares
labels for various mailings, prepares a quarterly report of members by
agency for
each executive board member; sets the date and branch location of
membership
meetings for the coming year each October; completes all necessary
forms for the use of the branch meeting rooms; arranges for security
during
membership meetings; works with the Vice-President of Professional
Concerns to
arrange for monthly meeting dinners; reports on membership numbers at
the
monthly Executive Board and General Membership meetings; total hours
per month
– 5-12
Communicator Editor, Sheila Nash, Art & Music – responsible for the
editorial aspects and final content of the frequently bi-monthly
publication including articles, photos, illustrations, publication, etc.
Chief Supervisory Steward, Judy Donovan, Edendale and
Chief Rank-&-File Steward, Roberta Frye, Westchester – handle
grievances; advise stewards; report on issues and situations at the
monthly
Executive Board and General Membership meetings; total hours per month
– varies
depending on circumstances
4 Supervisory Stewards:
• Central Library & DWP – Dan Dupill, Art
& Music
• Central/Southern Area & Northeast Area –
Camille Carter, Vermont
• East Valley Area & West Valley Area – Selena
Terrazas,
Sunland-Tujunga
• Hollywood Area & Western Area – Chris Metro,
Memorial
7 Rank-&-File Stewards:
• Central Library & DWP – Marilyn Smithson,
Science
• Central/Southern Area – vacant
• East Valley Area – Jose Galvan, Pacoima
• Hollywood Area – Adele Wallace, J.C. Fremont
• Northeast Area – Patsy Tuck, Eagle Rock
• West Valley Area – Gail Furci, Canoga Park
• Western Area – Kelly Tyler, Westwood
Trustees, Ed Armstrong - 07-09, – conducts a yearly audit
of the
financial records; total hours per year - 4
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Sunshine Committee
Congratulations: Judy Hermann (J.Serra – Senior) on the birth of her
first grandson, Christian James Lucus, born July 30, 9lbs, 4oz to
Judy’s
daughter Elizabeth who was born while Judy was working in the Business
and
Economics Dept.
Condolences: Mrs. Scoon and family and friends on the death of her
husband, Robert Scoon (Sub-librarian – Central/Southern).
Stanley Elman (Sub-librarian) and family and friends on the death
of
his wife, Carolyn.
Please call or email Emma Roublow (San Pedro – Young Adult) to let the
Guild know of important events in your life or the lives of your
co-workers.
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Classifieds
• A newly hired librarian is looking for a 1 bedroom
apt in the western
area
Email Guild librariansguild@hotmail.com for contact information.
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Upcoming Guild Meetings
Executive Board:
Thurs. Dec 7, and Jan 11 at 7:15 p.m. at AFSCME Council 36, 514 Shatto
Place, 3rd floor. Complimentary dinner served from 6:30 p.m. All
members are
welcome to attend. Call an Executive Board member or e-mail the Guild
for parking instructions.
Membership Meeting:
Sat. Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. at the CHINATOWN Branch, 639 N. Hill St.
Sat. Dec. 9, - FAMILY HOLIDAY PARTY – 7:30 p.m. at the PICO UNION
Branch, 1030 S. Alvarado St.
Sat. Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m. at the STUDIO CITY Branch, 12511 Moorpark St.
Catered dinner served from 6:30 p.m.
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New and Improved Guild Meetings
New Meeting Policies
Meetings start promptly at 7:30pm and end promptly at 9:30pm
Childcare and dinner are provided
AFSCME Local 2626
Librarians’ Guild Membership Meeting
AGENDA:
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Meeting 7:30 p.m.
1) Nominations for 2007 Guild
Executive Board Officers
2) New Librarian Survey
3) Negotiation Planning
Bring a member! Bring a new member! Bring NEW STAFF! Bring a retired
member!
Carpool, it’s more fun!
Interns and Student Librarians are welcome
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2007 – Calendar of Meetings
January 11 – Executive Board Meeting – Marmalade Café
January 27, Saturday – Membership Meeting – Studio City
February 8 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
February 23, Friday – Membership Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
March 8 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
March 18, Sunday Brunch – Membership Meeting – Restaurant
April 12 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
April 20, Friday – Membership Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
May 10 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
May 20, Sunday Brunch – Membership Meeting – Restaurant
June 14 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
June 16, Saturday – Membership Meeting – Edendale
July 12 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
July 21, Saturday – Membership Meeting – Palms Rancho
August 9 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
August 19, Sunday – Family Picnic
September 6 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
September 16, Sunday Brunch – Membership Meeting – Restaurant
October 11– Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
October 19, Friday – Membership Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
November 8 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
November 17, Saturday – Membership Meeting – Pio Pico
December 13 – Executive Board Meeting – AFSCME Headquarters
December 16, Sunday – Membership Meeting/Holiday Party – Restaurant
E-MAIL BROADCAST 4 OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Subject: PURSE SNATCH ALERT - 5th and
Olive
LIBRARIANS' GUILD SAFETY ALERT
Be especially careful when walking in the downtown area.
Thieves attempted to snatch a purse after engaging a library
staff member in a conversation. Because she screamed they
ran to a waiting car and were unsuccessful in getting the
purse. They were delayed because she wore the purse
securely across her shoulders.
And remember to be aware of your surroundings when locking
and unlocking car and house doors.
PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL STAFF AND POST ON UNION
BULLETIN BOARD.
E-MAIL BROADCAST 3 OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Subject: Security Issues CBS- NOT
I was told at 10:30 Thursday night that the segment on Library
security issues will NOT be on tonight, maybe next Thursday.
(sorry you had to stay up late again.)
Unless we are given a certain air-date I will not send a
message, but be assured that the Guild is working actively on
the health and safety issues that affect all of our librarians.
Roy Stone
E-MAIL BROADCAST 2 OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Subject: LIBRARY SECURITY ISSUES ON CBS
We were told the coverage of library security issues will be on CBS,
Channel 2 at 11:00 tonight, Thursday.
E-MAIL BROADCAST 1 OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006
Subject: Library Security
Sorry, we learned tonight that they changed the time for the
CBS News feature on LIBRARY SECURITY TO THIS
THURSDAY NIGHT AT 11:00 P.M. When I receive
confirmation I will send a notice. Apologies to those who
stayed up late on Wednesday.
Roy
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 8, 2006
Subject: CBS NEWS -LIBRARY SECURITY 11:00 p.m.
CBS/Channel 2 - 11:00 p.m. has been scheduled TONIGHT,
November 8
LIBRARY SECURITY AND SAFETY ISSUES WILL BE ON
THE NEWS
CBS has scheduled a report about safety and security problems
in the library. The Guild and Management were interviewed for
the report.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 6, 2006
Subject: COMMISSION MEETING CANCELLED
I am sorry to report that the Board of Library Commissioner's
meeting has been CANCELLED FOR NOVEMBER 9.
Please continue to send your comments to the Guild.
thank you,
Roy
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 5,
2006
Subject: FEE INCREASES - BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS
To: Guild Members,
Subject: Increased Library Fees
The following are the highlights of the fee increases agreed to by the
Board of Library Commissioners:
Book reserves not picked up
$1.00
Unique Management
fee
from $10.00 to $15.00
Lost Library Card
from $1.00 to $2.00
Photocopies and Printouts
from Library sources
from .15 cents to .25 cents
Extramural Interlibrary Loan
from $5.00 to $10.00
Comic
Books
from $4.00 to $5.00
Hang-up plastic bags
from $2.00 to $3.00
Many people have sent comments to the Guild email. If you have
not
done so, please send your concerns by Wednesday evening, and please
note if you want your comments presented to the Board as anonymous
statements or if we can use your name.
The Board of Library Commissioners meeting is this Thursday, November
9, at 11:00 a.m. in the Board Room at Central Library. It is very
important
that some members attend this meeting to either express their concerns
or
read other librarian’s comments, and to show support for the Guild’s
challenge to these increases. The Guild will pay for your lost
time, parking,
and mileage, but be sure to get approval. Unless it is noted, all
emails
will be read and presented to the Board as anonymous statements; if you
already sent your statement and want to be on record with your name let
us
know through email.
Comments can also be called in or sent to the Commission office, but
please send us a copy.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF NOVEMBER 2, 2006
Subject: BOARD OF LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS
MEETING-IMPORTANT
At the meeting on October 12, the Board of Library Commissioners
approved a new fines and fees schedule that includes:
1. Charging a $1.00 fee for materials put on hold but not
picked-up
by the patron;
2. Increasing photocopy and faxcopy to .25 cents per page;
3. Unique fees increased to $15.00;
Please consider attending the Commission meeting at Central Library on
NOVEMBER 9 at 11:00a.m. to address the negative aspects of these fees
on service to the public and the detriment to our collection.
If you have comments please reply to this email.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF OCTOBER 30, 2006
Subject: Negotiations Planning No. 2
The second negotiations planning session will be this
Thursday, November 2, 6:30 at the union HQ 514 Shatto
Place, near Vermont and Sixth. Enter 18151 at the keypad
in the driveway to enter the parking area, take the elevator
in the lobby to the third floor and look for some librarians.
Dinner will be provided.
REMINDER-
several members had interesting suggestions to be considered
by the negotiating team at the last membership meeting (which
began promptly at 7:35 and adjourned promptly at 9:35, more on
that another time!), but at this point we are waiting for those
and any other suggestions, ideas, concepts, etc. to be emailed
to the Guild.
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF OCTOBER 27, 2006
Subject: BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHMENT (MS Word
format).
AND POST A COPY ON THE UNION BULLETIN BOARD AND
SHARE WITH ALL LIBRARY STAFF. (the attachment is much easier
to read than the text of the email)
The following are the endorsements from the Los Angeles County
Federation of Labor of Labor and the AFSCME PEOPLE Steering
Committee for the November 2006 election.
**Ballot measures are listed at the end**
Governor
Phil Angelides
Lieutenant Governor
John Garamendi
Attorney General
Jerry
Brown
Secretary of State
Debra Bowen
Treasurer
Bill Lockyer
Controller
John Chiang
Insurance Commissioner Cruz
Bustamante
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Jack T.
O’Connell
Board of Equalization No. 1 Betty P. Yee
Board of Equalization No. 4 Judy Chu
United States Senator
Dianne
Feinstein
United States Congress
District (So. Calif. Area)
25 Robert Rodriguez
32 Hilda Solis
26 Cynthia Matthews
33 Diane Watson
27 Brad Sherman
34
Lucille Roybal-Allard
28 Howard Berman
35 Maxine Waters
29 Adam Schiff
36 Jane Harman
30 Henry Waxman
37 Juanita Millender-McDonald
31 Xavier Becera
38 Grace Napolitano
39 Linda Sanchez
California State Senate
District (So. Calif. Area)
20 Alex Padilla
26 Mark
Ridley-Thomas
22 Gil Cedillo
28
Jenny Oropeza
24 Gloria Romero
30
Ron Calderon
California State Assembly
District (So. Calif. Area)
50 Hector de la Torre
38 Lyn Shaw
51 Curren Price
39 Richard Alarcon
52
Mervyn Dymally
40 Lloyd Levine
53 Ted
Lieu
41 Julia Brownley
54
Betty Karnette
42 Mike Feuer
55 Laura Richardson
43 Paul Krekorian
56
Tony Mendoza
44 Anthony Portantino
57 Ed Hernandez
45 Kevin de Leon
58
Charles
Calderon
46 Fabian Nunez
59
Elliot Barkan
47 Karen Bass
60 Van Tamon
48 Mike Davis
61
Nell Soto
49 Mike Eng
Los Angeles Superior Court
Alhambra City Council
District
District
8 Bob Henry
1 Carlos Chavez
102 Hayden Zacky
2
Daniel Arguello
144 Janis Levart-Barquist
5 Adele
Andrade-Stadler
Pomona City Council
Rosemead City
Council
District
Jay Imperial
- RECALL
2 Freddie Rodriguez
Gary Taylor - RECALL
5 Elliott Rothman
Polly
Low-
ENDORSED
6 Stephen Atchley
Victory Ruiz-
ENDORSED
Santa Monica Community
S.M.-Malibu School District
College District
Oscar de la Torre
Andrew Walzer
Central Basin Water District
S.M. City Council
Division 3 Servando Ornelas
Kevin McKeown
Pam
O’Connor
BALLOT MEASURES
1 A Transportation funding
- YES
1B Highway Safety
- YES
1C Housing, emergency shelter
- YES
1D Kindergarten/Univ. pub ed.
- YES
1E Disaster Prep., flood prevent
- YES
83 Sex Offender Monitoring
- NO
84 Water Quality
-
YES
85 Parental Notification
- NO
86 Cigarette Tax
- YES
87 Alternative Energy Research
- YES
88 Education property tax
- NO
89 Political Campaigns/clean money – no
recommendation
90 Government acquisition of property- NO
City of Los Angeles
H Affordable housing
- YES
R Term limits, City Council - YES
J Firestation
- no recommendation
E-MAIL BROADCAST 2 OF OCTOBER 18, 2006
Subject: MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20,
WASHINGTON IRVING BRANCH
DINNER AT 6:16, MEETING AT 7:30
Find out for yourself about the NEW Improved Guild meetings:
meeting ends at 9:30...
members raise their hands to address the group...
people stay on the subject being discussed!
E-MAIL BROADCAST 1 OF OCTOBER
18, 2006
Subject: Retroactive Pay Information
please post on union bulletin board.
RETROACTIVE PAYCHECK
We were informed by the Controller today that the retroactive checks
are still being processed, they should be completed by mid-November,
and barring anything unusual we should receive the checks prior to
Thanksgiving.
The processing time is due to the various levels of the staff that have
to
be verified and the proper amounts calculated.
(Not that many of you are interested in this subject.)
E-MAIL BROADCAST OF OCTOBER 14, 2006
Subject: TWO IMPORTANT NOTICES
1. NEGOTIATIONS- There is a NEGOTIATIONS
PLANNING MEETING on Tuesday, October 17, 6:30....
this is for past and future negotiators, alternates,
support team, assistants, researchers, and if you want
to be sure certain negotiations subjects get considered.
Union HQ 514 Shatto Place; enter 18151 on the key pad
at the driveway to enter the parking area, take the lobby
elevator to the third floor and look for the meeting room
with the Librarians. Dinner will be provided. The meeting
will continue to at least 9:30, so if working on the late
shift you can still attend after. Librarians' Guild cell
phone-213/703-7100.
2. PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS- late reminder....SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 15, 5:00 FAIRFAX BRANCH. Dinner will be provided.
Park in the back and ring the doorbell near the staff entrance.
