This is a terribly biased article based on the author’s obviously limited knowledge of library operations.
It is not the rule for library employees to be unionized; this is probably only the case when the library is part of the county or city government, which is not the case for any of Lancaster County’s Libraries.
Their employees are generally underpaid (Masters Degrees earning $25-35,000/yr?) and have skimpy benefits. Government funds only 1/2 of the budget of the Lancaster Public Library; the rest comes from donations and fee-based services.
