Finding Aid for SORT Bulletin, 1938-2000, 2005-2009 | The American Library Association Archives

Title: SORT Bulletin, 1938-2000, 2005-2009

ID: 50/2/10

Primary Creator: Staff Organizations Round Table (SORT)

Extent: 0.3 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Chronological

Subjects: Collective Bargaining, Personnel, Staff Associations, Staff Organizations Round Table, Unionization

Languages: English

The SORT Bulletin, a semi-annual publication concerning the organization, news and activities of staff associations in member libraries; news and surveys of personnel issues in libraries and other ALA units (e.g. faculty status, leaves, pension plans, salaries, recruiting and sick leave); collective bargaining and unions; annual and midwinter SORT program reports and minutes; the SORT constitution and staff organizations' constitutions.

In May 1936, a group of members of staff organizations met and organized SORT (1). In 1937, the ALA Conference passed a resolution to formally organize SORT as a Round Table (2). The purpose of SORT is to encourage the formation of staff organizations, to act as a clearinghouse for information about staff organizations, to bring staff organizations of library employees into closer relationships so as to foster mutual cooperation, and to cooperate with all ALA units that are set up to study and act upon personnel matters (3).

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 3/30/1979

Other Note: 2 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/5002010a.pdf

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