Oregon Union unveils plan to reopen libraries

A union bid to outsource operation of all 15 branches in Jackson County would trim $1 million off the library budget, though the offer doesn’t include maintenance and utility costs.

The Service Employees International Union, Local 503, which is affiliated with the Jackson County Employees Association, released a copy of the proposal Monday that offers three different plans to open libraries. The union provided a copy of the proposal to the Mail Tribune after county officials declined to disclose details of two outsourcing proposals that were received last week.