The years-long disinvestment in our UC libraries threatens careers, families, and the communities we serve. UC campus administrators spend millions on expensive software platforms, streaming media services, and inflated contracts for scholarly publications while underfunding user services that students rely on. UC Librarians’ wages have failed to keep pace with the rising cost of living, making it more difficult to recruit and retain excellent librarians. Library administrators often refuse to hire new librarians when positions are empty, resulting in speed-ups in our working conditions and increases in our workload. Great libraries need great librarians to make them work.
Sign the petition below to tell UC you stand with UC-AFT librarians in their fight for a fair contract!
