Solidarity by Association: The Unionization of Faculty, Academic Librarians and Support Staff at Carleton University (1973-1976) Transcript [Swinton]

Swinton speaks about her involvement of academic librarians in the certification of the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) in the mid 1970s. She took an active role in creating the Association of Professional Librarians at Carleton University (APLCU) and in buliding a relationship with Prof. Jill Vickers, the current CUASA president. She describes the events leading up to the decision to seek membership in CUASA and describes the context in which this significant shift in occupational status took place, including the gendered the nature of the university workplace. In particular, she talks about working conditions for female librarians. Uncorrected transcript (approximately 16 p.) from the original audio tape. Number of sessions: 1 Length of interview: Approximately 40 minutes Place of interview: Her home, Ottawa, Ontario Date of interview: May 30, 2011 Language of interview: English Name of transcriber: Teevi Mackay Date of transcription: July - August, 2011 Software used for transcription: NVivo