Alex Youngberg, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 391, is an activist on many community issues, but the three-month strike she led against the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) exemplifies her belief that issues must come not from leaders but from the ground up.rnThe long-simmering issue of pay equity topped members' list of grievances, particularly important in a province lacking equal pay laws. In Vancouver, wage disparity between primarily female library assistants and primarily male city laborers was $6 per hour. Members also wanted concessions on benefits, improvements for part-time workers, and job security.
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