Ready for a Fair Deal

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Canadian academic libraries are unionized environments, requiring collective organization and action to address labour conditions contract negotiations. The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) has 1264 members, including 52 archivists librarians, in 2021 resolved the longest strike association history. newly ratified agreement contained major gains advance pay equity within union, itself maintained UMFA historic high levels participation member engagement, part due significant contributions librarians archivists. In this paper, three who held distinct positions leadership UMFA, particularly during its strike, examine unique strengths difficulties working a broader faculty union make change. Relying on core competencies librarianship, such as collaboration, consultation, communication, leadership, authors collectively successfully filled central roles strategic direction, organizational foundation, on-the-ground mobilization effort. historical context for climate organizing history at is examined demonstrates that valuable imperative skills organizing. Librarians can use narrative inform development their own activism unions workplaces, how may help enhance improve conditions.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Canadian journal of academic librarianship

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['2369-937X']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v8.38832