Changes coming...
Now that the lockout is over and we have a new contract and we've been back to work for awhile, it's time to revise the site to be more useful to our ongoing operations. So you can expect to see some changes in the reasonably near future.
It's A Deal!!
Thanks to everyone.
The energy, creativity, and leadership shown by Library workers and so many members of the public during the recent lockout has succeeded, the ten year overdue promise has finally been delivered, and Library workers in Victoria and lower Vancouver Island have achieved Pay Equity.
After a six week lockout starting on February 18, 2008 and ending on March 31, 2008, CUPE Local 410 reached agreement with the Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association. The new collective agreement includes full funding of Pay Equity over it's four year term, along with substantial improvements in the working conditions and salaries of many of our Auxilliary staff and Pages.
We thank all the concerned members of the public who supported us so strongly in our battle. Victoria truly is a Library town!