About 250 HarperCollins workers have been on strike for greater than a month (it started November tenth), combating for higher pay, union protections, and variety initiatives. An open letter of assist for the workers putting has reached 8,500 signatures based on the union, however a separate letter was signed by over 500 authors, each ones represented by HarperCollins and writers who’re related to different publishers.
Some of the authors who signed embody Barbara Kingsolver, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander. The authors who’re revealed by means of HarperCollins expressed that they really feel that HarperCollins’s refusal to barter in good religion has damage their gross sales: “We express deep concern about the long-term impact on our books and careers if the strike continues…Your refusal to reach an agreement with the union hurts us, your creators.”
They additionally state that they won’t be submitting new books to HarperCollins till the strike ends. More than 150 literary brokers have made this identical promise. The letter states, “We stand with the people who mold and champion our work and ask that they be compensated justly and fairly for their labor. Our hope is that HarperCollins will not be satisfied with meeting an industry standard that is far too low to retain top talent.”
The beginning wage for editors at HarperCollins is $45,000, which is beneath the residing wage in New York City even for somebody with no dependents.
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