IMPACT’s campaign against the proposed amalgamation of library services in Cavan/Monaghan, Laois/Offaly, Longford/Westmeath, Carlow/Kilkenny, Cork City/County, and Sligo/Leitrim/Roscommon, continues to gain support.
A meeting will take place in IMPACT’s head office in Dublin on Monday 16th February to review progress on the union campaign and decide next steps.
The meeting will include branch secretaries from the proposed amalgamation counties, the county librarian vocational group, the libraries negotiating group, the non-professional librarian vocational group and the professional librarian vocational group.
So far the campaign has received widespread coverage in local media outlets, the support of a number of local representatives, and numerous meetings have been held with wider stakeholders in order to raise awareness of the issue.
IMPACT national secretary Peter Nolan said the level of initiative and enthusiasm shown by supporters of the campaign so far is impressive. “We have received overwhelming cross party support for our campaign from public representatives in the affected local authorities and a number of councillors have brought motions before their council in opposition to the amalgamations.
“Library workers in all the affected counties have committed to fighting the amalgamations and have done excellent work in raising widespread awareness of the issue” he said.
For more information visit the campaign page on the IMPACT website.
