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Reminder: Local 1857 Listening Session TONIGHT!

Jason Allen

Just a reminder that the listening session is tonight, November 9th at 7:15pm!

Listening sessions exist to make sure you have an opportunity to bring any issues you are experiencing or concerns that you have directly to union leadership. The only way things can be addressed with management is if the union board knows about it first!

These sessions are open to all dues paying members of our union. If that doesn’t include you yet, you can easily join to strengthen both your voice AND the voice of the union itself.

Please look in your inbox for the message sent from c2everett@council2.com for a link to the Zoom meeting.

Not able to make tonight’s event? Be sure to check out our calendar for other opportunities!

Many faces in various computer screens having fun at a Local 1857 union meeting

Reminder: Local 1857 Listening Session TOMORROW!

Jason Allen

Just a reminder that the listening session is tomorrow, October 26th at 7:15pm!

These are great opportunities to bring any issues, questions or concerns to your union because the only way union leadership is able to address issues is if they hear about them.

Reminder that these sessions are open to all dues paying members of our union. If that doesn’t include you yet, you can easily join to strengthen both your voice AND the voice of the union itself.

Please look in your inbox for the message sent from c2everett@council2.com for a link to the Zoom meeting.

Not able to make tomorrow’s event? Be sure to check out our calendar for other opportunities!

Local 1857 Elections One Month Away!

Jason Allen

Hopefully your ballot from King County Elections has arrived, but November 3rd is not the only election day you should have on your radar because one month from TODAY is Local 1857’s election for the eBoard! Looking for a way to volunteer for the union? Now might be your chance!

At the upcoming General Membership meeting on November 20th, 2026 at 7:15pm (look for a link to attend the meeting in an email closer to the meeting date), we’ll be holding elections for the executive board. The positions that are up for election this cycle are:

  • Vice President (2 year term)
  • Secretary (2 year term)
  • All Other Classifications-at-Large (1 year term)
  • Facilities-at-Large (1 year term)
  • Librarian-at-Large (1 year term)
  • LTA-at-Large (1 year term – 2 positions)
  • Page-at Large (1 year term – 2 positions)
  • PSA-at-Large (1 year term)
  • Trustee (3 year term – not an eBoard position)

The positions are open to all members in good standing. For more information about what each position involves, check out our Get Involved page or check out this 30-minute training from AFSCME Labor Lab: Understanding Officer Roles and Responsibilities.

Interested?? Katherine Locke has volunteered to serve as our Elections Chair, with assistance from our treasurer Victoria Kunze. Email them at elections@kclsvoice.org to express interest!

Attend the 2026 Council 2 Library Summit in Des Moines!

Jason Allen

After a resounding success last year, Council 2 is hosting its second Library Summit again in just a few weeks! This year’s event will be taking place at the Four Points by Sheraton Seattle Airport South down in beautiful Des Moines from November 13th through the 15th.

This summit is designed explicitly to put library workers from across the state in a room together, creating an invaluable space to collaborate, share strategies and explore issues that affect all of our libraries and library workers. We highly recommend membership take the opportunity to attend if you’re able!

The registration fee is $40 for local members, but the Local 1857 executive board voted in the last meeting to fund up to 15 people’s attendance. If you’d like to attend, email the eboard@kclsvoice.org before registering so we can confirm we still have a funded slot available!

Attendance is obviously on personal time, so make sure you’ve gotten your time off requests approved.

Any questions? Email the board! Or visit the Council 2 Library Summit page and scope out the agenda and additional details.

Benefits Bargaining Update Meeting on Monday, October 5

Jason Allen

The Benefits Bargaining Committee will be hosting a joint informational meeting THIS Monday evening at 7:30pm via Zoom!

The committee will be going over the benefits that were bargained and lay out the next steps in the process. Voting for approval or rejection will begin after this meeting, so this is your key opportunity to get your critical questions answered.

All members of 1857-M, 1857-P, 1857-F and 1857-S in good standing are welcome and encouraged to attend. Not a member? Now is your chance! Add your voice and make all our voices stronger. Join here.

For the meeting’s Zoom invitation, please check your KCLS email address for the message sent from C2everett@council2.com on Friday morning at 8:58am titled “[EXTERNAL] Message for 1857”