Librarian Pay Equity

Clare Forrest has just come out of two days of negotiating training for the school librarian pay equity claim. The process is collaborative and non-confrontational because the union negotiators train together with the Ministry of Education. She says she enjoys the training.  “It’s about both sides winning. We have to look at the issues and…

Every day is different for Sasha Eastwood, who has been the school librarian and resource manager at Manchester Street School in Feilding for 14 years. “The best part of my job is that I get to work with students, sharing my love of reading. We’ve got 17 classes, and every class comes in each week.…