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Library staff urge board to back stable schedules during public comment
Summary
Two hourly Urbana Free Library staff told the board that current scheduling practices are "unsustainable," citing 11 of 17 desk staff who are hourly and limited to 999 hours a year, and asked the board to support consistent scheduling during union negotiations.
Callie, an hourly library assistant II at the Urbana Free Library and member of the Urbana Free Library Union Bargaining Committee, told the board during public comment that the patron services department’s current scheduling practices are “unsustainable and detrimental to the library, its staff, and most importantly, our patrons.” She said 11 of 17 library assistant II desk staff are hourly, unbenefited and limited to 999 hours per year (about 19 hours per week), which she said prevents consistent…
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