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National Library Workers Day: Discussion on Librarian's Salaries

When
14 Apr 2015
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
Martin Luther King Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC , 4th Floor

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National Library Workers Day

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For this program we will have a panel of speakers that will discuss employment statistics concerning Librarians, Library Assistants,and Library Technicians such as how information is put together to create a fact sheet on employment and earning wages for the Bureau of Labor Statistics . The panel will also discuss current and national wage estimates, and the process of union salary negotiations.

We have confirmed the following panelist:

Audrey Watson, Economist for Occupational Employment Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor

Elizabeth Cross, Researcher for the Librarians section of the Occupational Handbook of Employment Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor

Kenneth Despertt, Executive Board Member and Shop Steward for AFSCME Local 1808 (American Federation of State, Country & Municipal Employees)

Aliqae Geraci, Chair of Standing Committee on the Salaries and Status of Library Workers for ALA-APA (American Library Association- Allied Professional Association) via Skype/video conference (from Cornell University).

Mailing Address:
DC Library Association
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Unit #: 1653
Washington, DC 20013