Comments on: “No consistency of service”: volunteer libraries … and Luton https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/10/no-consistency-of-service-volunteer-libraries-and-luton.html What's happening to your library? Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Martin Cove https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/10/no-consistency-of-service-volunteer-libraries-and-luton.html#comment-5841 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:21:14 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=6240#comment-5841 Weekend pay lost here in Cambs and also Beds without any legal challenges (despite impact on overwhelmingly female workforce). Union membership relatively low though. Widespread and increasing use of volunteers and solo staffing of branches . 13 volunteer run ‘Library Access Points’ with no staff

]]> By: Ian Anstice https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/10/no-consistency-of-service-volunteer-libraries-and-luton.html#comment-5838 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:09:57 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=6240#comment-5838 In reply to Julie Boston.

In Cheshire East, Unison successfully helped cuts to Saturday pay. In Cheshire West and Chester, they struck against the same proposed cuts (http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/libraries-cheshire-west-shut-strike-5181461) but were unsuccessful and are now currently fighting it in the courts. There has also been action in Somerset and, notably, Southampton. amongst other places.

Nationally, Unison support Speak Up For Libraries and various support for library campaigns, although they often assist them rather than lead them so as to avoid accusations that protesters are merely protecting their own jobs. They also pay for research into the situation such as https://www.unison.org.uk/upload/sharepoint/On%20line%20Catalogue/21589.pdf

Hope this helps, Ian.

]]> By: Julie Boston https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/10/no-consistency-of-service-volunteer-libraries-and-luton.html#comment-5837 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:58:07 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=6240#comment-5837 Is any UNISON branch taking action on protecting jobs and services?

South Gloucester library and other workers came out recently against reductionof Saturday pay.

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