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Library group lauds Local 1482’s Eileen Muller

The nation’s top library association has honored Local 1482 President Eileen Muller for fighting to win higher pay for workers at the Brooklyn Public Library.

“I am really very excited about this,” said Muller about the American Library Association’s decision to recognize her at the group’s convention in June.

Muller will receive an honorable mention for the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association’s award for outstanding achievement in promoting higher salaries and status for library workers. The ALA-APA is an affiliate of the American Library Association that is devoted to promoting better pay and recognition for library workers.

“I have been involved in Local 1482 for a long time as a proponent of better salaries, beginning under my predecessor Marlene Rosenberg, and continuing up until this day,” said Muller, who was elected to her first term as president in 2002.

Since her election, Muller and the local’s rep, Audrey McConney, have worked with the DC 37 Research and Negotiations Dept. to convince library management about the need for upgrades and salary increases.

In 2003, about 300 Librarians received upgrades. A year later, dozens of clerical workers earned promotions to new job titles, Branch Operations Specialists and Technology Resource Specialist.
Last fall, 20 Junior Library Custodians were promoted to Assistant Library Custodians positions. Brooklyn Library Guild Local 1482 continues to push for additional upgrades for the custodial staff.

National Library Workers Day
April 4 is National Library Workers Day.

To celebrate the occasion, DC 37’s national union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, distributed buttons and bookmarks to council and local unions that represent library workers.


 
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