CPLSA Members & Friends

CPLSA Members & Friends This page is for members and supporters of the Cambridge Public Library staff's union, CPLSA.

04/27/2026
Shame on the City Manager for laying off members of the Equity and Inclusion department! We are grateful to members of t...
11/24/2025

Shame on the City Manager for laying off members of the Equity and Inclusion department! We are grateful to members of the City Council for bringing this matter to tonight's meeting and demanding answers.

It was great celebrating Labor Day with  psa and
09/01/2025

It was great celebrating Labor Day with psa and

Cambridge Day reports on a recent insurance premium hike for City workers https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/07/29/steep-...
07/30/2025

Cambridge Day reports on a recent insurance premium hike for City workers https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/07/29/steep-insurance-increases-hit-cambridge-workers-adding-a-factor-to-their-next-contract-negotiations/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL2TDZjbGNrAvZML2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeVN9ZDeGRKlrDcA9ObAGMf2aY1hVEajBwVj1BziBVdDSwkcOkjpP6ybJsMaU_aem_YMBW2dVnjHHyCk07-kWQ9w

Weekly insurance premiums for more than 1,100 city of Cambridge workers increased more than 20 percent in the spring as companies consolidated.

Ella Stern reports at https://bit.ly/40HveBn.

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Support striking Fenway workers!
07/25/2025

Support striking Fenway workers!

Fenway Park is an iconic American institution, and it’s the workers there that make every Red Sox game special.The team is extremely profitable. They should ...

We'll see you at the Boston Common this evening!
05/01/2025

We'll see you at the Boston Common this evening!

Another local library is on the chopping block!
04/25/2025

Another local library is on the chopping block!

Lynnfield Public Library and the MA Library Staff Association are urging Lynnfield residents to approve the proposed override at the upcoming April 29th Town Meeting to save critical library funding!

“Each day, nearly 400 residents walk through our doors at the Lynnfield Public Library knowing that we are there to help and provide all Lynnfield residents with equal access to educational, informational, cultural, and recreational opportunities and services.” said Patricia Kelly, LPL’s Head of Reference and President of the Massachusetts Library Staff Association.

Read more: ma.aft.org/news

Outrageous!!!
04/10/2025

Outrageous!!!

Want to see Director Overbeck’s presentation to the Finance Advisory Board on certification, different budget scenarios for the library and their effects on the Town of Stoneham? Click here. What can you do? Visit the library! Have thoughts? Contact: Stoneham Finance and Advisory Board: 781-279-26...

"Below are the services that will be eliminated immediately.Explore Grants that were awarded in February to 18 libraries...
04/03/2025

"Below are the services that will be eliminated immediately.

Explore Grants that were awarded in February to 18 libraries.
Twelve Perkins Accessibility training sessions open to all members of the library community. The sessions, designed to increase library accessibility for people with disabilities, included topics like creating accessible web content and multimedia, creating accessible documents, and writing about people with disabilities.
Access to training and continuing education for all library directors, staff, Trustees, Friends of the Library groups, and foundations made possible through statewide memberships in United for Libraries, the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, and the WebJunction Learning Place for Libraries.
A grant to the Department of Corrections and funding for MBLC's Manga Book Collection that served Department of Corrections and County Jail libraries. The program allowed the MBLC to collaborate with librarians working in prison and jail libraries across the Commonwealth."

In the wake of President Trump's Executive Order 14238 that targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the notice that the entire IMLS staff was put on administrative leave on March 31, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) announced cuts to library services a...

Support laid off federal employees and spread the word!
03/31/2025

Support laid off federal employees and spread the word!

Federal Unionist Network’s
Boston "Clap Out" - standing in solidarity with the federal workers fired from the US Department of Education as they leave their offices for the last time this Wednesday, 10am to 11am at 5 Post Office Square.

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