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Northwestern Graduate Workers analyzed NU’s financial report Tuesday while incorporating other employee rights organizations into the discussion. In a presentation led by Ph.D. candidate and NUGW Research Committee Chair Andrew Montequin, workers informed attendees of the growing disparity between Ph.D. student stipends and NU’s endowment. NU’s primary reserve ratio, which compares how much the University...

Indianapolis Public Library Staff Call On CEO To Resign Members of the Library Workers Union and the Party for Socialism and Liberation filled the July IndyPL board of trustees meeting on Monday July 26, 2021 to call for CEO Jackie Nytes and board President Judge Jose Salinas to step down. Breanna Cooper/The Indianapolis Recorder The Indianapolis Public Library (IndyPL) administration remains under fire for their response to racism allegations from former and current staff members. During a board of trustees meeting July 26, several employees and community members called for IndyPL CEO Jacki...

Black women who have worked as employees or board members of the Indianapolis Public Library describe a "taxing" and discriminatory atmosphere within the organization.

Indianapolis Public Library Leadership Accused Of Racism (Screenshot) This story has been updated to include a comment from Indianapolis Public Library Board President Jose Salinas. Indianapolis Public Library leadership are quick to share the work they’ve done in dismantling systemic racism: building branches in underserved areas, broadening collections to represent minority communities and creating an equity plan following the 2020 protests. If you ask many former and current Black employees, though, you’ll hear a much different story. Former and current employees have described racism...