SAA Council Resolution Honoring The UCLA Six

Society of American Archivists
Council Resolution
Honoring

 THE UCLA SIX

WHEREAS Six temporary archivists used social media, professional networks, and media to bring attention to short-term archivist work and labor practices in archives; and

WHEREAS Their open letter received hundreds of signatures and spurred a national discussion about salaries, temporary employment, and hiring practices in the archival profession; and

WHEREAS These archivists began working with SAA’s Issues and Advocacy Section and UC-AFT Local 1990 as well as via discussion lists to foster strategic discussions and critical conversations about collective bargaining efforts and labor issues; and

WHEREAS Their willingness to ask challenging questions about temporary labor in archives at great personal risk demonstrates their courage and commitment to fair labor practices;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Courtney Dean, Lori Dedeyan, M. Angel Diaz, Melissa Haley, Margaret Hughes, and Lauren McDaniel—collectively known as “The UCLA Six”—and Shira Peltzman be honored with a 2019 SAA Council Resolution for their unwavering and proactive work to galvanize the archival community around labor advocacy.

Presented August 2019.