UC librarian talks contract issues

The library director at the Institute of Transportation Studies Library discusses the consequences of an unfair contract for librarians, lecturers and students.
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The library director at the Institute of Transportation Studies Library discusses the consequences of an unfair contract for librarians, lecturers and students.
About 60 to 70 people gathered outside of Doe Library on Wednesday to show their support for UC librarians, who are being represented by the University Council-AFT, or UC-AFT, in their contract negotiations with the UC Office of the President, or UCOP.
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