Anjlee writes “Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador staff have been informed that, as a result of budget cuts, the opening of The Rooms will be delayed for a year. A number of "transitional" staff have been laid off, including both conservators — probably about one half the current staff of the provincial archives.
This has caused uproar in the local community and with all the other budget cuts, the local government is now facing massive public sector strikes.
Archivists are keeping up to date through the Arcan-L listserve.
Further information is available through the original government press release on the move to the new purpose-built archives building and the government strike information website. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) websites provide further info on the strike action from the employees’ position.”
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