AFSCME Library Network

AFSCME represents more than 35,000 library workers nationwide—more than any other union—including some 3,000 AFSCME Council 31 members who work in Illinois libraries. 

AFSCME is a leading advocate for equitable pay for library workers and for full funding for public libraries. From the Library of Congress to public, school, college and university libraries nationwide, AFSCME librarians and library workers serve thousands of patrons every day.

Reach out to AFSCME to learn more about forming your own union at your library. Email [email protected] 
 

Check out the latest stories about AFSCME library workers in action!

Organizing and winning 

• Niles library employees win better wages in first contract
• Waukegan Public Library workers win stronger rights in first union contract
• Champaign Public Library employees unanimously vote UNION YES!
• Mississippi Valley Library District workers form union with AFSCME
• Franklin Park Library organize for a voice on the job
• Urbana Free Library workers organize with AFSCME

Fighting for funding and safer working conditions

• AFSCME-backed lawsuit forces reinstatement of federal museum and library funding
• Chicago Public Library workers sound the alarm about unsafe working conditions

For more news from AFSCME's nationwide network of cultural workers, check out AFSCME Cultural Workers United's website.