DLF Forum 2018

Building Community and Solidarity: Disrupting Exploitative Labor Practices in Libraries and Archives
Courtney Dean(1,3,4), Karly Wildenhaus(2,5,6), Maggie Hughes(1), Shira Peltzman(1), Jenny Ferretti(7),  Joyce Gabiola(2)
1: UCLA Library; 2: UCLA Department of Information Studies; 3: Society of American Archivists Issues and Advocacy Section; 4: Los Angeles Archivists Collective; 5: DLF Working Group on Labor in Digital Libraries, Archives, and Museums; 6: ARLIS/NA Public Policy Committee; 7: Maryland Institute College of Art
 
Recognizing the unique economic realities that face information workers entering the labor force in the past decade, this panel will highlight ongoing community and coalition building efforts that aim to collectively support early-career workers affected by exploitative labor practices and resulting job precarity.