Really interesting post! The Fair Library Jobs manifesto update and blog post to cover AI is in the works, but the broad conclusion will be the same as this: "we should not use AI to evaluate job applications at this time."
“By meeting our members' simple and fair demands, leadership at the British Library can restore trust from its staff and send a clear message to Government about the need to properly fund the UK's vibrant but imperilled culture sector.” PCS gen. sec. Fran Heathcote
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Email from British library Planned strike action to affect services next week We have been notified of planned strike action in St Pancras from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December. During this period, we expect significant disruption to our Reading Room services and may need to close all our Reading Rooms. We will let you know more as soon as we can and you can also stay up to date with this page on our website.
Good. Keep it up @pcsunion.bsky.social!
Our services will be affected between 8 and 12 December due to planned strike action at our St Pancras site. This includes an extension to our current collection access suspension.
To check what’s impacted, please visit our website. bit.ly/StrikeAction...
Were you outraged by this salary? Now is the time to do something about it and support British Library workers #BritishLibraryOnStrike www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
This post has been in draft a while but it feels particularly timely given the strike over pay that starts tomorrow (27th Oct) at the British Library. If you've ever despaired at the low salaries at the BL now is the time to act in solidarity www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/... #BritishLibraryOnStrike
I've just emailed my MP in support of British Library workers on strike over pay #BritishLibraryOnStrike
As my own union ballots its members in response to a paltry pay offer of 1.4% (whilst inflation is at 4.5%), now is the time to stand together as #libraryworkers for #fairpay for the work we do.
‘Suffering’ British Library staff take to picket lines.
Library “operating reduced service” as PCS members demand better pay, two years on from cyberattack.
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PCS union poster showing the calendar for the pickets and rallies at the upcoming strike for decent wages by library workers at the British Library.
The risible wages are well-known in the wider field of the library, museum, gallery and archive world. I’d like to think public opinion is with the people who make the place click day-in-day-out; they deserve better.
Knowledge may be free but labour isn’t: spread the wealth and pay the workers!
This post has been in draft a while but it feels particularly timely given the strike over pay that starts tomorrow (27th Oct) at the British Library. If you've ever despaired at the low salaries at the BL now is the time to act in solidarity www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/... #BritishLibraryOnStrike
New Fair Library Jobs blog post! On those low paid jobs it's difficult to call out, complexities around pay, the bleakness of the sector, and what you can do about it (spoiler: nag CILIP to Do Better and #JoinAUnion)
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Further information from PCS on how to support the strike. The union found in a recent survey of British Library workers that "most struggle each month to make ends meet"
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
British Library staff are out on strike from Monday 27 October until Sunday 9 November over pay: please do not undermine their action by attending this exhibition (or any other events at the BL) during that time. www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
📢 New Real Living Wage rate announced by the Living Wage Foundation
➡️ £13.45 UK-wide
➡️ £14.80 in London
📈 Up 6.7% from 2024
Read UNISON's response here: unsn.uk/4ostNQr
News | Strikes loom at national institutions – @britishlibrary.bsky.social and Tate workers plan walkouts as industrial action continues at National Coal Mining Museum (@ncmme.bsky.social)
@pcsunion.bsky.social @unison.org.uk
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"The principles of the Fair Library Job Manifesto (2022) related to interview practice should be adopted, including sharing questions in advance to all candidates irrespective of a disclosure of neurodivergence."
@nlisn.bsky.social is attempting to assess the proportion/spread of neurodiversity across across all UK library sectors. If you identify as neurodivergent, with or without a formal diagnosis, or suspect you may be - please fill in our short survey!
Reblogging/signal-boosting much appreciated!
The image shows a picture of the British Library in London and includes the words PCS 15 September to 13 OCtober strike ballot over pay at the British Library
PCS is balloting members at the British Library (London branch) for strike action from today until noon on 13 October over the organisation’s failure to offer an above-inflation pay award for a second consecutive year.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
If you link to any of our blog posts you'll need to update the urls, but hopefully they won't move again (and if you are linking to our work in teaching, guidance etc. please let us know, we love to hear about it!)
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I'm always impressed by organisations/institutions who send out interview topics or questions ahead of time, unpromoted or solicited. 👍 Suggests only good things about their overall approach to inclusivity and accessibility!
Congratulations to @uvwunion.bsky.social! A victory in one workplace gives hope to all workers ✊
News | National museum security guards secure ‘life-changing’ pay rises after strike – victory for workers who took more than 50 days of industrial action
@uvwunion.bsky.social
We love to see it: "We know this has only been possible because staff were determined to stick together and take collective action to protect their jobs and their workmates." #JoinAUnion #WorkersUnited
Update: Lambeth library workers agreed to strike, but it got called off because of the progress made in negotiations with management! Sounds like really significant concessions on job cuts, pay and conditions - brilliant work all! lambeth-unison.org/2025/07/02/l...
