rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/stand-with-memphis-library-workers-for-fairness?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-stand-with-memphis-library-workers-for-fairness' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Memphis Public Library Workers https://actionnetwork.org/groups/memphis-public-library-workers https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Library workers are essential employees for the City of Memphis and Shelby County. We provide a vast array of services with precision, expertise, and compassion, and we serve all of Memphis and unincorporated Shelby County—including a majority of underserved communities. And yet we exist in a tenuous position because of our status as appointed employees. Currently, all library employees are classified as appointed—a status that limits our ability to secure protections against unfair disciplinary actions and hiring or firing decisions; and prevents us from entering into formal agreements, such as a memorandum of understanding, with our public employer. Appointed status is typically reserved for high-level political positions such as division heads, judges, and board members—not for the front-line, public-facing workers who keep our libraries running every day. Add your name to the petition telling the Memphis City Council and Mayor Paul Young to end this outdated practice and reclassify library workers as civil service employees. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stand-with-memphis-library-workers-for-fairness