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Library workers tell council they will seek charter referendum to gain civil-service status
Memphis City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary
Library workers and supporters urged the council to place a referendum on the ballot to reclassify library workers as civil-service employees; Councilman Smiley said a referendum ordinance will be presented at the next council meeting and that several council members are cosponsors.
Several library workers and union supporters used the public-comment portion of the Nov. 18 meeting to urge the Memphis City Council to back a charter amendment that would reclassify library employees as civil-service workers.
Jonathan Hill and other library staff described…
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