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project and within a year, twenty three “staffless libraries” a r e now o p e r a t i o n a l . (See: CUPE brief: S t a f f i e s s a n d O p e n Libraries, March 2 0 1 7 ) T P L W U Local 4948 views the pilot p r o j e c t a s another attempt t o privatize the library service. More m o n e y wifl now f l o w to non-Canadian companies Toronto Public Library t o p u r c h a s e the hardware and s o f t w a r e t o implement the p i l p r o t o j e c t . W o r k e r s U n i o n Local 4 9 4 8 D u r i n g the 2017 b u d g e t p r o c e s s , y o u d i d not receive your full a s k for your Affiliated w i t h capital b u d g e t request and your “State of Good R e p a i r ” (SOGR) w a s C U P E a n d the characterized b y the city as in crisis. Yet, s e n i o r management has f o u n d Toronto & York Region m o n e y f o r t h i s p i l o t project. L a b o u r Council During the 2017 b u d g e t process, y o did u not receive f u l l funding f o r the Maureen O’Reilly e x t e n s i o n of W I F I hotspot e n d i n g w h i c h f o r m e d a k e y component o f y o u r President Poverty Reduction Strategy. Y e t , s e n r management i o h a s found money for B r e n d a n H a l e y this pilot p r o j e c t . V i c e - P r e s i d e n t I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e r e d u c t i o n in service quality, the l o s s of l i b r a r y j o b s a n d Viveca Gretton attempts t o p r i v a t i z e t h e l i b r a r y , there are g r e a t c o n c e r n Recording Secretary s around the s a f e t y of our p a t r o n s and the vandalism o f l i b r a r y property. C a r m e l a C o r r a d o S e c r e t a r y - I r e a s u rer I n a recent poll that TPLWU Local 494$ c o m m i s s i o n e d , (see attached: MAINSTREET Poll: T o r o n t o n i a n s throw the book staffless a t l i b r a r i e s ) O u r Brian R a y m e r p u b l i c s a i d that they would not send T o r o n t o R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r y t h e i r children or p a r e n t s t o a l i b r a r y w i t h o u t l i b r a r y staff. B r a n d o n H a y n e s North York C e n t r a l L i b r a r y This pilot will entrench a t w o tier library s e r v i c e and d i v i d e the c i t y further along equity lines. Often, children are b a n n e d from u s i n g this type o f Jenna L i i i N o r t h Region facility f o r h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y r e a s o n s . K a r e n S m i t h Torontonians love t h e i r libraries and they love their l i b r a r y staff. W e ask South Region y o u t o j o i n in u s advocating for r e i n v e s t m e n i n T o t r o n t o P u b l i c Library i n s t e a d of finding w a y s t o d i m i n J o h n P u u s a i s h the l i b r a r y service. T o r o n t o P u b l i c East Region L i b r a r y i s the b u s i e s t public library in North America, and often, the world. Let u s be leaders and not followers. T h e cost of i m p l e m e n t i n g the pilot will K a r e n D e S i m o n e far surpass the d o l l a r amounts of the hardware purchased or the handful W e s t Region of uses this p i l o t w i l l g e t . Fitzgerald Steele Facilities Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y , , iMQL/ Steven B u r d i c k S u p p o r t Services M a u r e e n O ’ R e i l l y P r e s i d e n t , TPLWU L o c a l 4948 20 Eglinton A v e n u e West S u i t e 1109, Box 2 0 5 3 Toronto,ON M4RIK8 cc. TPLWU E x e c u t i v e Board Telephone: (416) 440-7981 FAX: (416) 440-7984 Email: i n f o @ l o c a t 4 9 4 8 . o r g Page 2of2 wwwJocal4948org 59TG 707