tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post5393552925323891140..comments2024-03-22T14:13:55.418-07:00Comments on wmtc: it's all about respect: why the librarians of vancouver island are taking job actionlaura khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-39673396807436346522022-07-19T08:49:08.493-07:002022-07-19T08:49:08.493-07:00:):)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-66707089088419211512022-07-19T08:10:47.112-07:002022-07-19T08:10:47.112-07:00OK, I will accept it as one of the many mysteries ...OK, I will accept it as one of the many mysteries of cyberspace.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-72225465219236289342022-07-19T07:29:32.436-07:002022-07-19T07:29:32.436-07:00No idea why. It just happens sometimes. This morni...No idea why. It just happens sometimes. This morning I received a post from a blog I read dated in January. laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-23771279594288516372022-07-19T06:22:59.018-07:002022-07-19T06:22:59.018-07:00OK, this is weird. I see now the post was dated in...OK, this is weird. I see now the post was dated in March 2022, but it just popped into my email this morning. I had been wondering whether there was another job action going on since I knew there had been one earlier this year. I only looked at the date of the post after reading your comment and realizing you were referring to things that have happened since.<br /><br />Any idea why I would have received this now?<br /><br />And I am glad to hear that that person was apologetic. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-87410237831643203812022-07-19T05:33:14.534-07:002022-07-19T05:33:14.534-07:00It was a rocky start, for sure.
I wrote this whi...It was a rocky start, for sure. <br /><br />I wrote this while on job action, a deliberate decision. Since then, there's been a regime change, partly as a result of our strike. The post is a bit of a taunt -- daring them to move against me. They did not.<br /><br />Day One, the person was very apologetic, and told the others why I was late.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-28990431863188404332022-07-19T05:21:53.181-07:002022-07-19T05:21:53.181-07:00Wow, those first days sound like a true nightmare....Wow, those first days sound like a true nightmare. Are you concerned about posting about them now, given how they responded to your laudatory post?<br /><br />(Also, on Day One, did you mean that the person did or did not tell the others why you were late? I wasn't sure whether or not you'd left out a "not.")Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-68259325026148742582022-03-28T07:06:45.084-07:002022-03-28T07:06:45.084-07:00Same here.Same here.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-3133591699202738272022-03-27T12:59:43.566-07:002022-03-27T12:59:43.566-07:00I have had bosses who were not fucking assholes, b...I have had bosses who were not fucking assholes, but I've had many of the other sort too--toxic, dysfunctional, careerist, controlling, way too full of themselves, and so on. <br /><br />Union membership and being a negotiator cheered me up immensely when I was in the lions' den.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-19139673082052798142022-03-25T17:54:37.049-07:002022-03-25T17:54:37.049-07:00Thank you, Dan. It was awful. What a way to start ...Thank you, Dan. It was awful. What a way to start a new job in a new province! Thanks for your good wishes.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-5517637838514589402022-03-25T15:26:16.823-07:002022-03-25T15:26:16.823-07:00My goodness the story about the admonishment over ...My goodness the story about the admonishment over your blog post is mortifying. I wish you and your fellow workers all the best.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343900836400294575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-32496216888071061302022-03-19T09:48:53.940-07:002022-03-19T09:48:53.940-07:00WGH, thanks to your prompt, I've posted about ...WGH, thanks to your prompt, I've posted about this on social media, for my own contacts.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-62278711426266288942022-03-19T09:36:34.987-07:002022-03-19T09:36:34.987-07:00Thank you! Please email:
Gaby Wickstrom - Vancouve...Thank you! Please email:<br />Gaby Wickstrom - Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Library Board Chair - mayorwickstrom@portmcneill.ca<br />Ben Hyman - VIRL Executive Director - bhyman@virl.bc.ca<br /><br />You want the Employer to:<br />1. Get back to the bargaining table<br />2. Make a fair offer that keeps up with -- or at least mitigates -- the skyrocketing cost of living<br />3. Ensure that greater health and safety supports are in place for librarians and frontline workers<br /><br />This is possible because:<br />1. Executive salaries were increased by 5-14% !! These people never step foot in a library.<br />2. At least nine new executive positions have been created since 2018<br />3. The budget for staff salaries is greatly under-spent<br />4. The money is there, it simply needs to be re-allocated to increase salaries.<br /><br />This is necessary because:<br />1. Librarians are the most important library resource.<br />2. VIRL Librarians earn significantly less than their counterparts in comparable systems.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593664.post-54835514397328320992022-03-19T06:47:31.386-07:002022-03-19T06:47:31.386-07:00Solidarity ✊🏻
Do let us know who we need to call ...Solidarity ✊🏻<br />Do let us know who we need to call and send emails to.With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.com