Today kicks off the beginning of Ontario Public Library Week. Libraries have brought and continue to bring community together, but this Ontario Public Library Week looks significantly different than past celebrations. The public health crisis we are experiencing has reinforced the need to be...
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Toronto Public Library Workers in Solidarity with York University Library Workers!
CUPE 3903 Library Workers need YOUR support! Despite approving 13 part-time library positions for the Fall Semester, York University has only posted four positions—a reduction of 70 per cent! Library services are a vital component of academic life, made all the more important by the pandemic,...
Toronto Public Library Workers Stand in Solidarity with York Catholic Schoolboard Library Workers!
As classes resume this year across Ontario, York Catholic District School Board has laid off approximately 30 library technicians – the only board in the GTA to do so. This decision was made as a result of their plans to restrict students from accessing Libraries and their physical resources....
Union Ice Cream Truck for the United Way!
Thank you to all those library workers and members of the public who came out to support the Local 4948 Union Ice Cream Truck last week! All proceeds went to support the United Way of Greater Toronto. A huge shout out the library worker volunteers who assisted at the stop.
Online Organizing – Webinar Recording
September 10th, 2020 - The Toronto Public Library Workers Union hosts a Zoom webinar with three of Canada’s most dynamic and successful activists: Sandy Hudson, Black Lives Matter, Saman Tabasinejad, Progress Toronto and Atiyar Jaffar, 350 Canada. They share tips and best practices about how they,...
Webinar Event on September 10
We have some exciting news! On September 10th, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM (EDT), the Local is hosting a Zoom webinar with three of Canada’s most prolific and well-known activists. They will be sharing tips and best practices about how they, despite the challenges and setbacks presented by COVID, have...
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