Vancouver Public Library Workers Vote to Take Strike Action

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unable to negotiate a new collective agreement with the Vancouver Public Library, workers represented by CUPE 391 have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Tomorrow, CUPE 391 members will be holding a leafleting session outside Vancouver Public Library’s Central Branch to update the public on what’s happening with the bargaining process. Amir Abbey, a Vancouver Public Library worker and president of CUPE 391, will be available to media for comment on bargaining.

WHAT:	An update on negotiations between CUPE 391 and the Vancouver Public Library, followed by a leafleting session.
WHEN:	Friday May 17 at 2:00pm
WHERE:	Outside Central Branch, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC
	(***at the top of the steps on the corner of Homer and Robson Street)
WHO:	Amir Abbey, president of CUPE 391, will be available on-site to give an update on the strike vote and bargaining.

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