Comments on: library lockout in Victoria http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:05:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Canadian Library workers on strike / locked out « Ben’s Bytes http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-114631 Canadian Library workers on strike / locked out « Ben’s Bytes Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:24:22 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/#comment-114631 [...] But while that garnered some public support, it raised the ire of the library system’s governing board. It issued the lockout notice midweek, closing down the nine libraries in the Capital Region yesterday at 5:01 p.m.”We have a responsibility to protect the assets of the library,” said Chris Graham, chair of the Greater Victoria Public Library Board, in a news release. “The strike activities by the union are having a severe fiscal impact and the library is losing important streams of revenue, while employees are continuing to be paid.” Mr. Graham said the loss of more than $40,000 in uncollected fines has hurt the library system.” via Jessamyn West @ http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/ [...] [...] But while that garnered some public support, it raised the ire of the library system’s governing board. It issued the lockout notice midweek, closing down the nine libraries in the Capital Region yesterday at 5:01 p.m.”We have a responsibility to protect the assets of the library,” said Chris Graham, chair of the Greater Victoria Public Library Board, in a news release. “The strike activities by the union are having a severe fiscal impact and the library is losing important streams of revenue, while employees are continuing to be paid.” Mr. Graham said the loss of more than $40,000 in uncollected fines has hurt the library system.” via Jessamyn West @ http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/ [...]

]]> By: Wirelizard http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-114553 Wirelizard Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:20:38 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/#comment-114553 Thanks for the link - always good to get a bit more exposure! Day 3 of our lockout, I'm already bored of stomping up and down in the cold for four hours at a time... Thanks for the link – always good to get a bit more exposure!

Day 3 of our lockout, I’m already bored of stomping up and down in the cold for four hours at a time…

]]> By: RoboNuggie http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-114521 RoboNuggie Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:45:04 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/#comment-114521 Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned. Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned.

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/comment-page-1/#comment-114519 Sylvia Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:47:10 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2251/library-lockout-in-victoria/#comment-114519 Hi! Thanks for the link and for spreading the word. :) Hi! Thanks for the link and for spreading the word. :)

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