HarperCollins employees went on strike, demanding a fair contract in an industry notorious for underpaying and overworking its staff. svershbow reports
across editorial, sales, publicity, design, legal, and marketing voted to strike indefinitely beginning November 10, following 11 months of failed negotiations with management. Workers are still pushing contract proposals for higher pay, more union security, and for codifying diversity protections. HarperCollins is currently the only major publisher with unionized employees.
“In order to truly address issues of inequity in the industry, everybody has to make a living wage,” said Harshberger. She noted how many union members are forced to work a second job — ranging from “freelance work, work in bookstores, work retail” — all to work at the publishing company. , and whether or not employees will have to return to the office in-person has yet to be communicated by HarperCollins.like they depict in movies; they just want to have their basic needs met. “I just want to be able to go see my family for Christmas and Thanksgiving, and go to the doctor when I need to,” Schmidt said.
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