The Strike: July-October 2007
Public Libraries: Keep Them Local
On October 22, 2009 CUPE 391 hosted its first writers event,“Public Libraries: Keep Them Local.” The panel discussion, hosted by CUPE 391 president Alex Youngberg and moderated by author and CUPE Communications rep Daniel Gawthrop, featured local authors Caroline Adderson, Carellin Brooks, David Chariandy, Larissa Lai and Stan Persky, as well as political columnist Bill Tieleman. The purpose of the event was to highlight the importance of public libraries’ acquisition and cataloguing services in protecting the local integrity of library collections. Acquisitions and cataloguing are the latest services to come under threat of possible contracting out, and 391 President Alex Youngberg highlighted the current trend of “Chapter-izing” libraries in which privatized acquisitions lead to “cookie cutter” collections that don’t reflect the rich diversity of local cultural history. Read the full report at http://www.cupe.bc.ca/5491. Videos by James Gemmill. (http://www.youtube.com/user/Spartikus)
Caroline Adderson | Carellin Brooks | David Chariandy | Larissa Lai
Stan Persky | Bill Tieleman | Select Audience Comments
Olivia Twist
Promotional video for CUPE’s national bargaining women’s equality conference: http://cupe.ca/nbc
Public Services Remain Public
2nd interview with charge hand Thor Collison of the Port Clements landfill on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) who, with the aid and strong support of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, successfully prevented his worksite from being privatized. By James Gemmill.
Vancouver Public Library at Work
A celebration of Vancouver Public Library employees and the work they do, by David Philip and Sloan Garrett. Please see more of their work at Comic Twist Productions.
The Balding Boys on Broadway
The Phantom Manass
Life at the library is especially craptacular when a shady character has had his fill of beans.
The Security Gate Strikes Back
A craptacular library film on what to do when the security gate bell tolls.
No Hope
The Balding Boys on Broadway present another craptacular library instructional film on how to deal with a chatty patron.
Revenge of the HSIT
Another craptacular instructional film on how to deal with assistance animals in the library.