We did it. We ratified our contract with 46 out of 46 votes for yes, and the Board of Trustees signed it on December 17. We want to sincerely thank everyone for their support in this process. We did it! Read more

The EBPL-CWA bargaining committee met with the NJ PERC mediator, and after months of little movement, the mediator thinks that we can make progress and move forward on a first contract for part-time and full-time library workers. Our next session is in August, so thank you for all of our support. We are hopeful. Read more

We have good news—PERC has assigned us a mediator, so negotiations are back on! Please support EBPL Library Workers on June 26th by wearing Red, and if you stop by, telling them thank you for their hard work. Read more

This is an update on what is going on with Union negotiations.  After the Library Board of Trustees meeting on March 19th, the bargaining session scheduled for March 21st was canceled by the Board. The Board elected to file for an impasse with the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), the State Agency that governs State… Read more

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, EBPL CWA library workers presented their staff petition to the Board of Trustees. Two days later, the Board of Trustees canceled our contract negotiation meeting. To be continued… Staff Petition Text: WE’RE FIGHTING FOR A FAIR CONTRACT FOR THE FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL AND NONPROFESSIONALEMPLOYEES AT THE EAST BRUNSWICK PUBLIC… Read more

Help support East Brunswick Public Library workers to demand a fair contract at the public Library Board of Trustees Meeting! Wear Red! : 3/19 at 7:00 PM : 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick (Meeting Room 3) Read more

Thank you to everyone who joined us outside the Library on Saturday, March 16 for a rally to support library workers. Over 40 current staff, former employees, Friends of the Library, and community supporters walked with us to secure equity between full-time and part-time staff. Check out the video below of the event. News Coverage:… Read more

We are holding a rally because we want the Library Board of Trustees to know we want to negotiate a contract that provides equality and fairness to both full-time and part-time staff. Library employees feel the Library Board of Trustees currently treats our part-time staff, which represents over 75% of the overall staff, differently than… Read more

Join us as we rally at the East Brunswick Public Library to demand a fair contract! Wear Red! : 3/16 at 12:00 NOON : 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick Sign the petition: https://forms.gle/2ph77GUnGwmoRSZo8 Read more

Email to East Brunswick Public Library Staff, March 28, 2024 On behalf of President John Rose and the staff at CWA Local 1031, we would like to welcome all our East Brunswick Library new Bargaining Unit members to Local 1031. Together we can now begin to work on making your Library a better place to… Read more