Committees

Calendar of when meetings typically take place. For week 1: Finance at 2pm on Tuesday, Recruitment & membership at noon on Wednesday, DCPL Safety at 2pm on Wednesday, PS Director/1808 Checkin 2pm Thursday, Executive Board 9:30am Friday. For Week 2: Disability & Equity at 2 on Monday, Consultation at 2 on Tuesday, and Compensation & Benefits at 4 on Thursday. For week 3, Library management & jobs at 1 on Monday, Working conditions, health, and safety at 2pm on Tuesday, and Community & membership at 4pm on Wednesday. For week 4, communication & education & political action at 7pm on Monday, General Body at 5pm in August and February at 5pm and at 10 am in November and May on Tuesday. Steward Council is Wednesday at noon, and Administrative relations committee is at 10am on Friday

Join a Committee

Local 1808 is run by committees that are open to participation by any member, run virtually on Google Meet. The chart to the left outlines when meetings take place during the month, but check the Calendar for exact dates, times, and meeting links.

You can attend union meetings during work time as long as you communicate with your manager, your attendance at the meeting won’t interfere with your work, and the meeting is not during an assigned desk shift, work meeting, or training. (Having trouble with getting approval to attend a meeting? Reach out!)

Administrative Relations Committee

This committee is a standing meeting of representatives chosen each month from the below subcommittees and working groups. The ARC will control the core work of the union, namely bargaining and grievances, by convening representatives from the several subcommittees and working groups below to shape an overall strategy and choose work priorities. The ARC designates management representatives as required.

Each month the ARC will hear subcommittee reports, set the month’s priorities for the Bargaining and Grievances Working Group, assign analysis of workplace issues and proposals, and choose next month’s facilitator.

Each ARC subcommittee is an open forum for discussing workplace issues and recommending action to the ARC. Each month each subcommittee will recommend action related to their domain, choose representatives to send to the ARC, and choose a facilitator for the next meeting.

Compensation & Benefits

Topics:

Overall and comparative compensation structure
Benefits
Administration of Benefits and compensation

Library Management & Jobs

Topics:

Staffing models
Job definitions and classifications
Agency Mission and Strategy
Advancement and Promotion

Work Conditions, Health & Safety

Topics:

Facilities & Maintenance
Public Safety
Scheduling & Work
Requirements

Disability & Equity

Topics:

Disability compliance
Inclusion
Discrimination
Equity

Community & Membership Committee

While the ARC conducts the union’s work, the similarly structured CMC is responsible for the strength and health of the union. Tasks include membership engagement, recruitment, and relationship building with the community. Reps for each working group meet monthly to coordinate strategy and goals.

Each working group focuses on one aspect of membership or community building. Each month each working group will recommend action related to their domain, choose representatives to send to the CMC, assign work back out from the CMC, and choose a facilitator for the next meeting.