LEO Communications Committee 10/8/21 LEO Communications Committee 10/8/21

LEO-GLAM: Our Organizing Story

Our GLAM organizing effort began in earnest during the summer of 2020, while many librarians, archivists, and curators (LACs) were working remotely and concerned about the university’s reopening plans for the Fall 2020 semester. Our effort received an unexpected boost that summer when the Regents voted 6-1 to recognize new bargaining units by “card check” rather than requiring an election.

LEO Communications Committee 7/18/21 LEO Communications Committee 7/18/21

LEO-GLAM: Achievement Unlocked! Card Check Edition

IT’S OFFICIAL! LIBRARIANS, ARCHIVISTS AND CURATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HAVE A UNION!

LACs will join LEO as a separate bargaining unit known as LEO-GLAM.

But before we talk about what comes next for librarians, archivists, and curators, let’s take a moment to review how we got here, and then talk about what comes next.

LEO Communications Committee 6/10/21 LEO Communications Committee 6/10/21

Member Perspectives: LEO-GLAM, “There is strength in the union”

On June 3, 2021, librarians, archivists, and curators (LACs) held their first membership meeting as “LEO-GLAM.”

GLAM stands for “galleries, libraries, archives, and museums,” and it’s a commonly used shorthand for the kinds of environments our information professional and cultural heritage colleagues work in here at the University of Michigan.

At this meeting, Colleen Marquis [they/them]—an archivist on the Flint campus—delivered powerful opening remarks summarizing how LEO-GLAM came to be. We are excited to share their words with you, and we hope you find this vision inspiring.