If you’ve visited the Kitsap Regional Library’s YouTube channel over the past six months, you may have observed appearances by a Washington Public Employees Association (WPEA) representative informing the library’s board of trustees about significant concerns that union members have with current leadership.
Written comments submitted at these regular meetings do not appear to be attached to meeting minutes, so in order to identify specific concerns that union members have raised, community members must attend meetings in person; watch and listen to Bremerton Kitsap Access Television’s livestream; or access recordings of the meetings on YouTube.
News that has come out in the past few weeks in the Kitsap Daily News and Kitsap Sun:
- A third-party investigator had been hired to examine concerns with leadership.
- A vote of no confidence was taken by KRL’s WPEA members.
Last night’s board of trustees’ meeting was unfortunately not live-streamed but its recording is available today on YouTube.
During the public comment period, KRL’s WPEA representative read a letter that was drafted by the WPEA president. You can listen to the letter here.