Category: Meetings

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”

Local 1857 Executive Board Meeting: Tomorrow!

Jason Allen

First a quick reminder the registration deadline for the previously mentioned Council 2 Presidents Conference is TOMORROW Friday, September 18, 2026!

Second, the executive board of Local 1857 is also meeting tomorrow. Meeting starts at 7:15pm.

While attendance is only mandatory for members of the eBoard, the proceedings can be joined by any member in good standing. If you would like to attend, just send an email to eboard@kclsvoice.org requesting a Zoom invitation, and you’ll receive that in the minutes leading up to the meeting time.

Can’t make it? Not real interested in eBoard meetings? Be sure to check out the next Listening Session on Monday, October 26th at 7:15pm. Don’t forget to visit the full calendar to see other upcoming dates!

Not a dues paying member but suffering from a bad case of FOMO? Might be time for you to join your colleagues in Local 1857. ✊

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

Reminder: Union Listening Session Tomorrow

Jason Allen

Just a reminder that the listening session is tomorrow, September 14th 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. This has been such a successful and effective format that our friends down at the Multnomah County Library System have used it as a model for their own!

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 on Friday, August 28th for a link to the Zoom meeting.

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

Health Insurance Survey Due Tomorrow

Jason Allen

Your union needs to hear from you!

A survey was sent out yesterday seeking your input, feedback and priorities about your health care coverage. Feedback to this survey is very important in establishing what your priorities are and determining critical opportunities for advocacy.

Check your email for a message from c2everett@council2.com sent yesterday evening for a link to the survey.

Please fill out the survey by 8am tomorrow, Thursday, September 10th. But due to the extremely tight deadline, submissions will be allowed after that time, as well.