A local Tennessee library board has fired the county’s top librarian for refusing to comply with its vote to move more than 100 LGBTQ books from the children’s to the adult section over claims that they promote “gender confusion.”

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    7 days ago

    Librarians do have a union - looks like the largest is American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). I don’t know how much protection they really offer though.

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      6 days ago

      Their labor doesn’t benefit Capital, so striking doesn’t really offer any benefits which means they lose the strongest bargaining card there is to play.

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      Good thing librarians aren’t afraid of letters cuz that’s a hell of an acronym. Can’t even pretend it’s a word.