ALA-APA Council
ALA-APA Council
The meeting was mostly typical business reports from various entities. As I mentioned yesterday, the financial report for ALA-APA for 2006 indicated a negative balance. However, thanks to a loan from ALA there was sufficient money to complete the year with a small balance. The best news is that so far this year we are in the black due to income from sales of the salary surveys and the certification process.
We took action upon a recommendation from the ALA-APA Standing Committee on the Salaries and Status of Library Workers to change their charge to the following wording:
“To provide training and information, recommend standards, suggest strategies, and undertake research to improve the salaries and status of all library employees and encourage career development for all library employees. To promote and advocate pay equity and equity in the workplace as it affects all library employees by: acting as a resource on the pay equity issue for the American Library Association; maintaining a liaison from the Standing Committee to the National Committee on Pay Equity; maintaining an active network and database of resources in support of these issues; and supporting equal employment for all library employees, all in support of and promoting the larger goals of the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association.”
I voted for this. The recommendation passed.
We also had the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association endorses a minimum salary for professional librarians of not less than $40,000 per year, and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the details of this endorsement shall be published and otherwise disseminated by the Director of the ALA Allied Professional Association as appropriate.”
I was the seconder for this resolution and spoke in favor of the resolution.
I voted for the resolution and it passed(by my perception-unanimously).
I was pleased to be involved with this effort. It is a non-binding resolution, but provides a tool for librarians to use when working with local boards on salary issues.
Attendance today: 9,161 registrations and 12,015 attendees compared to 8,133 and 10,877 in San Antonio.