Labor Resources

Library of Congress unions:

• Library of Congress Professional Guild (AFSCME Local 2910)—that’s us!
• Library of Congress Employees Union (AFSCME Local 2477)
• Congressional Research Employees Association (IFPTE Local 75)
• United States Capitol Police Labor Committee
• Food service workers are represented by UNITE HERE Local 23

Library of Congress resources:
(Note: links in this section may only work on site at the Library of Congress)

• New Hires information, via Human Resources Services, including useful forms and instructions for new and continuing LC staff
  • Library of Congress Employee Guide
• Workforce Performance Management, via  Human Resources Services
• Library of Congress Regulations (LCRs)
• Library of Congress forms

AFSCME and AFL-CIO:

• AFSCME
  • AFSCME member benefits
  • AFSCME Library Workers
• AFSCME Council 20
• AFL-CIO
• Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO
  • subscribe to Union City News
• Department of Professional Employees AFL-CIO
  • Library Workers: Facts & Figures

Library Work:

• American Library Association
  • National Library Workers Day
  • Social Responsibility Round Table
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Librarians.
• Progressive Librarians Guild
  • Union Library Workers blog
• Information for Social Change
• Digital Library Federation Working Group on Labor in Digital Libraries, Archives, and Museums
• “Notes of a Library Worker,” by Ben Webster. Viewpoint Magazine 3 (September 25, 2013).

Other Labor and Union Resources

• Labor Notes, a media and organizing project
• Labor411, a directory of union-made goods and services

Also, see our page on Labor History!