SALINAS LIBRARY EMPLOYEES ANGRY VS

EARLIER THIS WEEK THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL DOUSED THE LAST FLAME OF HOPE FOR KEEPING ANY CITY LIBRARIES FROM CLOSING, AND NOW LIBRARY EMPLOYEES ARE VENTING THEIR ANGER. THE WORKERS AT THE CITY'S LARGEST STEINBECK LIBRARY, AIRED THEIR ANGER WITH CITY ADMINISTRATION AFTER THE LIBRARY CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY. FOR YEARS MANY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THEIR PAYCHECKS AND LOYALY COMING TO WORK, TO A JOB THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD COUNT ON. A MAJORITY OF THE WORKERS ARE BETWEEN 45 AND 60-YEARS OLD, WHICH LIMITS THEIR RE-EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES. ON FRIDAY STAFF MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE TO GO OVER THE PHASE-OUT PROCESS, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN THE SUMMER.