Boston Public Library employees, led by the Professional Staff Association (PSA), are rallying for colleague Eve Griffin to receive extended sick leave after her request was denied. Griffin, facing terminal healthcare issues since her 2019 diagnosis with stage 4 breast cancer, has relied on donated sick hours. Despite the PSA's approval, BPL and the city's Office of Labor Relations denied her use of these hours, citing operational constraints. Over 200 staff members have signed a petition urging the Board of Trustees to reverse the decision, raising concerns about employee rights in future cases.
"No one who is going through cancer treatment should also have to worry about paying their bills. If we allow BPL and OLR to decide that a member shouldn't be granted the hours from our sick bank now, what is to stop them from denying all of our requests in the future?"
"The Board of Trustees cited 'operational constraints' in a letter explaining its reasoning for denying the request, said Allie Hahn, president of the PSA."
"The union, which represents librarians, archivists, curators, conservators, and professional staff, recently set up a public petition urging the BPL's Board of Trustees to grant the employee the sick time she is trying to use."
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