Good morning! Here& #39;s some #PureUnhingedIdeology for you:

The lacking reaction to layoffs around the country, from ALA and numerous other orgs (i.e., everywhere except SLA), is why I asked, when did it become an extreme position to care about the well-being of your colleagues? 1/

I& #39;d say it& #39;s because our associations have gotten so obsessed with the political ramifications of everything they do, but if they don& #39;t find courage in their convictions we& #39;re all going to be out of jobs. If orgs don& #39;t think that& #39;s possible, they need to consider alternatives. 2/

Get a lobbyist. Find/recruit members who aren& #39;t in municipally funded positions & might feel they have more political wiggle room. Stop coding recommendations as "telling people what to do." Just *consider* doing something new/else because the canary in the coal mine is here. 3/

I& #39;m not lowering my expectations. There& #39;s no point in defending library-as-institution if you have no library workers to make it run. It& #39;s time for these orgs to boldly state that workers should be retained because they& #39;re vital to communities during & after this catastrophe. 4/4