Edinburgh Evening News and Yorkshire Evening Post owner is ‘possible participant’ in sale, despite strike ballot and staff exodusA local newspaper publisher facing a staff exodus and a strike ballot over low pay has announced it is considering a bid for the Daily Telegraph.National World, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-10 12:57:44 UTC ]
On paper, the publishing industry seems glamorous. But this façade belies the deep problems that persist, and one of them is the low pay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
Workers at the only ‘big four’ publisher to have a union authorize indefinite strike over low wages and diversityStephanie Guerdan started working in the children’s book department of HarperCollins Publishers six years ago. It was a dream job – just not a dream paycheck. The $33,500-a-year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-10 18:03:45 UTC ]
As houses across the industry start recalling staff to their offices, publishing professionals are pushing back against low pay, heavy workloads, and an increasingly stifled corporate environment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Staff from newspaper that rails against ‘militant trade unions’ will join sister outlets in striking on FridayThe Daily Express has repeatedly warned its readers that “militant trade unions” are bringing Britain to its knees – but this week many of the newspaper’s own staff will go on strike in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-21 16:41:06 UTC ]
5 things to know about Stephanie Land and "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-01-25 21:00:21 UTC ]
Publishing staffers have spoken out on low pay and poor transparency on salaries in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 02:56:57 UTC ]
it is impossible for publishing to fulfil its own diversity agenda while continuing to pay low wages to most workers and to maintain its decades-long secrecy over pay and progression Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 23:48:14 UTC ]