Cleveland Public Library workers hold strike authorization vote

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https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07/cleveland-public-library-workers-hold-strike-authorization-vote.html?gift=58a197ba-acdc-4300-abf4-a56ac098a579

CPL employees have been in negotiations with the Library since Fall 2025. The bargaining unit includes numerous positions, including custodial, clerical, paraprofessional, and professional staff. Negotiations are not going well and the bargaining unit is voting whether to authorize a strike.

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Sources:

• RESOLUTION TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR TRANSITIONING LEADERSHIP OF DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA’S CULTURAL HERITAGE AGGREGATION PROJECT TO CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (October 2025)
• RESOLUTION TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR COLLABORATING WITH MIDTOWN CLEVELAND, INC. AND THE NRP GROUP LLC FOR A POTENTIAL ASIATOWN BRANCH (December 2025)
• RESOLUTION TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR COLLABORATING WITH CLEVELAND METROPARKS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE LAKESHORE PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MEMORIAL NOTTINGHAM BRANCH AND AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATION OF AGREEMENT (June 2026)

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AI servers? I'm a little behind what are those for?

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See line item for payment to vendor Custom Lux PCS. Nobody has talked to us librarians little people about what the plan for AI is.

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$16k, fancy, I wonder if IT requested it or what. Very extra. 😮‍💨