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Support Your Public Library!
Margaret Atwood's ongoing defense of our public library is legendary. Her 2011 video was inspiring. The photo on the left is from her pictoral response to Twitter posts asking for clarification on...
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February is Black History Month
In 1946, the first Canadian trade union organized for and by black Canadians was established: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in Canada. Explore these links to read about these Canadian...
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International Women's Day 2015
The 2015 International Women's Day March takes place on Saturday, March 7. The Toronto Public Library Workers Union Local 4948 will be on the march - we look forward to seeing you there! Theme: Our...
View ArticleCity Votes to Restore $200,000 Cut From Library Budget!
At the City budget vote on March 11, Councillor Sarah Doucette,Library Board member and Cllr for Ward 13, introduced a motion to reinstate the $200,000 cut from the library budget Library Board...
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Cover of Our Times Magazine!
Check out the latest issue of Our Times Magazine. Local 4948 President, Maureen O'Reilly is featured on the cover (see inset) as one of the five recipients of the Labour Arts Award. Read the full...
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April 28 is Canada's National Day of Mourning
"Work for the Living, Remember the Dead" Today is Canada's National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured at work. Read CUPE Ontario's statement on the significance of this annual event on...
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Mayworks Festival Toronto May 1 May 14
[Photo: Haseena Manek] WOMEN OF LABOUR AND THE ARTS: Congratulations to the winners of the latest Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Awards. Left to right: Maureen O’Reilly, Margie Adam,...
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Local 4948 Joins Rouge Valley Health System Bed Race!
The Toronto Public Library Workers Local 4948 are proud to participate in the 2015 Rouge Valley Health System Bed Race to raise money for their surgical unit. Please consider supporting our team for...
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Dreaming of a Full-Time Job
The Toronto Star has been running an excellent series on precarious work. Library workers and precarious work are in the spotlight in the June 2 installment. Read the full...
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Happy Pride, Toronto!
The rain did not prevent the Toronto Public Library Pride Alliance from joining the 2015 Pride March. And as everyone knows, rainbows follow the rain :) Thanks to the TPL Pride Alliance for all their...
View ArticleMaureen O'Reilly: "Key Player in Upcoming City Negotiations"
From the Toronto Sun: "Labour negotiations with city hall don’t always go by the book. Along with the contracts for CUPE Locals 79 and 416, the contract for the Toronto Public Library Workers Union...
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Labour Day 2015 with the Toronto Public Library Workers!
Change is in the air! The Toronto Public Library Workers marched with pride in the 2015 Labour Day Parade. With the federal elections looming, this year's theme is "Time for a Change" - and the...
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Rosie Says: End Precarious Work
Thanks to all the visitors to our booth at Word on the Street last Sunday. The Toronto Public Library Workers always have a great turnout and speak to hundreds of people. Our book bags, buttons and...
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Closing of the Canadiana Department at North York Central Library
There were a number of interesting public depuations heard by the Toronto Public Library Board meeting on November 23 held at North York Central Library.Alan Campbell, President of the Ontario...
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Torontoist Article on the Toronto Public Library Budget
From the Torontoist..... 2016 Budget Preview: The Toronto Public LibraryThe Toronto Public Library argues that it needs more capital spending to keep up with reader demand.BY JACOB LORINCThis article...
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