Mid-Continent Public Library Workers Vote to Form CWA’s Largest Library Unit

 
CWA Local 6360 members at Mid-Continent Public Library held “I’m Voting YES!” signs during their union election vote.

Last week, workers at Mid-Continent Public Library (MCPL) decisively won their union election, with over 65% of union eligible workers voting yes to joining CWA Local 6360. The new bargaining unit represents nearly 700 part-time and full-time librarians, early literacy associates, information technology staff, delivery services staff, and other workers who keep the library system running.

“From everyone that was there in the beginning four years ago to those that started supporting this week, we couldn't have done it without each and every one of us,” said MCPL Workers United-CWA Local 6360 member and MCPL Green Hills Early Literacy Associate Kelli Mulligan Lindsey. “Together we can do anything, and together we can continue to make the library a place for everyone in our community.”

MCPL is one of the largest public library systems in the United States, covering three counties across the Kansas City metropolitan area and serving over 880,000 residents.

In March, workers gathered at the North Independence Branch to announce that more than 60% of union-eligible employees had signed a public declaration in support of forming a union. Library workers say the union will give them a stronger voice in decisions that shape services, staffing, safety, and access across the system.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.