Labor Unions in New Jersey Libraries
Photos from the NJLA Conference, May 31, 2024, after a session on labor unions. (left) Beth Zak-Cohen from Newark Public Library (AFSCME Local 2298) and Allison Ryan (Somerset County Library System of New Jersey, OPEIU Local 32.) (right) From left: Eric Schwarz, PAC chair; Jeff Trout, PAC member; and from the Rutgers AFSCME-COLT Local 1761, Amy Joyner (secretary-treasurer) and Maureen Camper (president).
Resources
- American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA): Unions
- Webinar (May 1, 2024): Empowering Library Workers: Navigating Unionization in Challenging Environments.
- Webinar (May 8, 2024): What Comes After Unionization: Effective Engagement with Library Workers.
- Union Leadership Academy at Rutgers-New Brunswick School of Management and Labor Relations
- Weingarten Rights: The Right to Request Representation During an Investigatory Interview (National Labor Relations Board)
- Your Right to Form a Union (National Labor Relations Board)
- Presentations from the NJLA 2024 Conference are listed in the Attachments section at the bottom of this page.
The following academic and public libraries are unionized, at least partially, according to information from a spring 2024 survey of library directors, and from other sources known to the Personnel Administration Subcommittee. (* Also a civil service library.)
Academic Libraries
- Camden County College
- Monmouth University
- Montclair State University
- New Jersey City University
- Rowan College at Burlington County
- Rowan University Libraries
- Rutgers University Libraries
- William Paterson University
Public Libraries
Atlantic County (none)
Bergen County
- Bergenfield Public Library*
- Edgewater Free Public Library*
- Englewood Public Library
- Fort Lee Public Library*
- Garfield Free Public Library*
- Glen Rock Public Library
- Johnson Public Library (Hackensack)*
- New Milford Public Library
- Palisades Park Public Library
- Ramsey Public Library
- Ridgewood Public Library*
- Rutherford Public Library*
- Teaneck Public Library*
- Tenafly Public Library
Burlington County
- Burlington County Library System*
Camden County
- Camden County Library*
- Cherry Hill Public Library
Cape May County
- Cape May County Library*
Cumberland County
- Bridgeton Public Library*
Essex County
- Bloomfield Public Library*
- Irvington Public Library*
- Livingston Public Library
- Maplewood Memorial Library
- Millburn Free Public Library*
- Newark Public Library*
- Nutley Public Library*
- Orange Public Library*
- West Orange Public Library*
Gloucester County
- Deptford Free Public Library*
- Gloucester County Library System*
Hudson County
- Bayonne Public Library*
- Hoboken Public Library*
- Jersey City Public Library*
Hunterdon County
- Hunterdon County Library
Mercer County
- Hamilton Township Public Library
- Mercer County Library
- New Jersey State Library
Middlesex County
- East Brunswick Public Library
- Edison Public Library
- Highland Park Public Library
- Middlesex Borough Public Library
- Monroe Township Public Library
- New Brunswick Free Public Library
- North Brunswick Public Library*
- Old Bridge Public Library
- Sayreville Public Library
- South Brunswick Public Library
- Woodbridge Public Library*
Monmouth County
- Middletown Township Public Library*
Morris County
- Denville Library
- Kinnelon Public Library
- Library of the Chathams
- Montville Township Public Library*
- Morris County Library*
- Mount Olive Public Library
Ocean County
- Ocean County Library*
Passaic County
- Clifton Public Library*
- Passaic Public Library*
- Paterson Free Public Library*
- Wayne Public Library
- West Milford Public Library*
Salem County (none)
Somerset County
- Somerset County Library System
Sussex County
- Sussex County Library System
Union County
- Clark Public Library*
- Cranford Public Library
- Elizabeth Public Library*
- Linden Free Public Library*
- Rahway Public Library*
- Westfield Public Library
Warren County
- Warren County Library
Updated August 19, 2024
