Historical/Biographical Note
AFSCME Local 1930, better known as the New York Public Library Guild, was chartered by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in 1968. Members of Local 1930 are employed by the City of New York in the Branch libraries and the libraries of mayoral departments and agencies and by the New York Public Library. The bargaining unit includes professional, non-professional and technical titles.
In response to the New York City fiscal crisis of 1975, library support groups made up of library staff and the community at large organized to lobby against an employment freeze, curtailment of services, reduction in weekly hours, branch closings and job terminations. In 1978, unions representing city employees negotiated the Coalition Economic Agreement with the City of New York, relating to cost of living adjustment payments. When the New York Public Library refused to comply with the terms of the agreement, contract negotiations came to a standstill and Local 1930 members staged a demonstration before the issue was resolved.
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This small collection of 28 (mostly black and white) photographs and four graphics includes shots of membership meetings and demonstrations, most of which were used in the "New York Public Library Guild Local 1930 Newsletter." Of special interest is the photograph from the 1969 demonstration demanding COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) pay. A cartoon drawing is included - "Public library closed by Governor Carey's veto." Persons pictured include: Local 1930 Presidents Sally Campbell and David Beasley; Local 1930 Secretary, Iris Pettiford Cox; Gay Fruscione, of Local 1321, Queensborough Library Guild; and Belle Weinberg.
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Related Material at the Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
AFSME, Local 1930 (New York, N.Y.) Records (Wagner 40).
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There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.
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Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2630
Fax: (212) 995-4225
E-mail: gail.malmgreen@nyu.edu
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Administrative Information
Provenance
Separated from Records of AFSME, Local 1930 (New York, N.Y.)
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The AFSCME Local 1930, New York Public Library Guild Photographs; Photographs 017;
box number; folder number;
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.
Container List
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
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