"But from the other side of the reference desk, [Fobazi Ettarh] saw how the [library] industry’s ideals concealed its low pay. In her first position out of grad school, Ms. Ettarh’s supervisor told her, 'No one becomes a librarian to make a living wage.' (Ms. Ettarh was making $48,000 at the time.) She eventually left the industry."

#VocationalAwe #FobaziEttarh #LibraryWorkers

🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/opinion/employment-exploitation-unions.html

^ The links to these labor-related sessions and posters at #ACRL2023 no longer work, but you can look them up by name at https://web.cvent.com/event/2c47cb63-a540-46a6-b561-c93f75c86d12/websitePage:0255683f-f371-48f4-9b60-516c3852ec3b

#LibraryLabor #LibraryWorkers #LibraryUnions #VocationalAwe #PrisonLabor

Labor-related sessions and posters at #ACRL2023 (part 1/2):

- Union University: A sustainable future for academic library workers https://acrl2023.us2.pathable.com/meetings/qM2ZuHmvgiNFdabQJ
- Librarian Unions — the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://acrl2023.us2.pathable.com/meetings/iLtQJCcHnJnDo3Bit
- Re-Shaping Vocation and Resilience Narratives in Academic Libraries https://acrl2023.us2.pathable.com/meetings/xaSLXWcryrnxHLZYn

#LibraryLabor #LibraryWorkers #LibraryUnions #VocationalAwe

"And someone who still chooses vocational awe, knowing all that, is not an ally. They are not in solidarity with their fellow workers. And no, that choice does not deserve respect."

Aus: https://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2022/12/22/vocational-awe-is-always-harmful/

#VocationalAwe

RT @chicalibrarian@twitter.com

That’s that harmful #VocationalAwe as coined by @Fobettarh@twitter.com #blossom2021 https://twitter.com/sendaulas/status/1375497377528877060

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/chicalibrarian/status/1375497728915046407

RT @karstens@twitter.com

Ein Comic darüber, wie Public Librarians (New Orleans) die Pandemie bislang wahrgenommen haben. https://thenib.com/librarians-of-the-world-unite/

Spoiler: Negativ, als Ausgebeutete #VocationalAwe

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/karstens/status/1274297823954116608

RT @DonnaLanclos@twitter.com

#VocationalAwe is not a "double edged sword" it is a description of the constructs used to oppress library workers when they attempt to assert that they have rights. "Don't you care for your community" when library workers shelter at home is straight-up VA.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DonnaLanclos/status/1263922960265629698