Staff at independent comics and graphic novel publisher Image Comics voted January 6 to certify union representation by a vote of 7-2. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff at independent comics and graphic novel publisher Image Comics voted January 6 to certify union representation by a vote of 7-2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Image Comics has declined a request by union organizers to voluntarily recognize Comic Book Workers United, an effort to unionize the independent comics publisher, and has moved to hold a vote to determine whether the CBWU will represent eligible Image staff. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In an unprecedented effort at labor organizing in the comics industry, a group of 10 staffers at Image Comics, a major independent comics publisher, have announced plans to launch a union. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to unionize Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2023-06-08 00:38:28 UTC ]
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On December 22, workers at the Barnes & Noble flagship Union Square location walked off the job over what their union, the RWDSU, called "the company's failure to return on economic portions of the contract amid their highest sales season." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The union drives at Barnes & Noble are spreading beyond East Coast stores, to California and the Midwest, as workers at locations in San Jose, Calif., and Bloomington, Ill., have voted join unions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The unionized employees of the Barnes & Noble location in Hadley, Mass., staged a walkout on August 25 to highlight concerns over understaffing after filing an Unfair Labor Practice complaint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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CNET, the venerable tech site which began publication nearly 30 years ago, has become the latest digital media company whose staff have chosen to band together and demand more. The CNET Media Worker's Union (CMWU) today sent a letter to Red Ventures, the private equity concern which purchased... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-05-16 16:13:18 UTC ]
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Union members of comics publisher Image Comics voted overwhelmingly in favor of its first-ever contract. The staffers are members of Comic Book Workers United, a new affiliate of the Communications Workers of America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The HarperCollins Union has voted to ratify the contract with HarperCollins. The employees represented by the union will return 2/21. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-02-16 20:49:19 UTC ]
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Staff at independent manga publisher Seven Seas Entertainment have announced plans to seek to form a union in affiliation with the Communications Workers of America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The editor-in-chief of Lifehacker and a union representing staffers at the site each blasted parent company G/O Media on Friday over the abrupt firing of the site's travel writer—the latest in a long string of public disputes between management and staff at the one-year-old digital media... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-20 16:06:59 UTC ]
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The editor-in-chief of Lifehacker and a union representing staffers at the site each blasted parent company G/O Media on Friday for firing the site's travel writer, Imani Bashir, without severance pay after finding that it was unable to continue employing her as a non-U.S. resident. In a... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Earlier today, the employees of the New York City-based indie bookshop McNally Jackson voted to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU). RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum says, “We’re proud to welcome the workers of McNally Jackson into our union. Tonight, they showed that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-13 20:10:34 UTC ]
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The 90 employees at McNally Jackson, with five New York City locations including three bookstores and two Goods for the Study stationery stores, voted to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union on Thursday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK has proposed a new collective agreement to London employees with the endorsement of Unite and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) following 10 months of negotiations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has derecognised the National Union of Journalists and Unite for collective bargaining with its management. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Workers from Unite and NUJ fear move heralds industrial strife at company that publishes one in four books sold globallyPenguin Random House, the publisher of hits including The Girl on the Train, Fifty Shades of Grey and Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks, has terminated its collective agreement with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 04/03/2011 - 15:09 The board of Easons has said it backs Conor Whelan, who has been managing director of Easons since September 2009, after senior staff working in Dublin cast a vote of no confidence in him. Irish union organisation Siptu said... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an open letter to agents and authors, CEO Brian Murray wrote that he feels "we owe you a response" and wanted to "share some additional background" about the state of the company's negotiations with its unionized employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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