Category: Meetings

Each year we accept donations to the Union Leave Bank during April and October. We are currently accepting donations and will continue to accept donations until the end of October. The Donation Form is available on the Resources for Stewards page and is linked below. It can either be emailed to the email address on the form or mailed to our PO Box. Either way, it needs to be postmarked or sent before midnight on October 31st.

Union Leave Bank Transfer Form

The Union Leave Bank hours are used by the Eboard or appointees to attend bargaining sessions, investigations, and other joint Union/KCLS activities that fall outside of regular work hours and/or that are not eligible to be done on work time. Thank you for considering donating!

Want to work to improve library working conditions with union members from many library systems? There will be a Library Summit on November 14 and 15 for AFSCME member library workers featuring keynote speakers and trainings. Sign up for updates on this event from Council 2.

Had your eye on this summer’s Book Bingo program? Employees are not eligible for the finishers’ tote bag drawing, so Local 1857-Main and 1857-S are collaborating to have a union member prize drawing for tote bags designed by Marlowe, the Book Bingo artist this year. Watch for details in the Union Missive and get reading!

Local 1857 is looking for members to represent our interests on two committees: the Safety Committee and the Security Committee. The Safety Committee needs a member of 1857-Facilities, the Security Committee needs a member of any of the 1857 groups. This is a big contributor to keeping your union siblings safe in the workplace! Please contact a member of Union leadership if you are interested in serving on these committees.

We need to fill an interim board position, representing “all other classifications”. (We have other positions covering pages, LTAs, PSAs, Librarians, and Facilities.) The position would be now through the Board elections in November. It’s a great way to get a sense of a Board position with short commitment. Ideally, we’d like someone in one of the “all other” jobs, but will take other positions if needed. Please contact the President, Vice President, or eBoard if you’re interested.