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Library staff and union call for fair wages as contract talks remain in mediation
Summary
Multiple Camden County Library System employees, union representatives and residents urged county commissioners to secure higher wages and faster contract resolution; county officials said negotiations are in mediation and pledged to check status.
Dozens of library employees, union representatives and residents addressed the Camden County Board of Commissioners to demand higher wages and faster resolution of contract negotiations that library staff say have contributed to a staffing crisis.
Sarah Junich, who identified herself as head of youth services for the Camden County Library System and president of AFSCME Local 14 54, told commissioners the system served nearly 500 basic-literacy and ESL students in 2024 and 2025 and hosted nearly 71,000 visits in July across eight branches. "By refusing to pay library workers a fair wage,…
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