2024–25 · City-wide
End library residency requirement for employees
Resident asks the Boston Public Library to drop its residency requirement for employment, saying library wages make living in Boston unaffordable.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Boston Public Library needs to eliminate their residency requirement for employment.
Who it helps and why
The wages that Boston Public Library employees make are not sustainable for paying rent and other expenses in Boston proper. This requirement is outdated, classist, and exclusionary.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 5, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Economy & Workers
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Other or unclear
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