Today the Harper Collins employee union ratified the tentative deal reached by management and union representatives last week. Striking staff will return to work on February 21. The new contract, which will be in effect through 2025, sets a minimum salary of $47,500 — meeting Macmillan and Hachette Book Group’s recently-increased base pay — which will then increase to $48,500 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025. Bargaining unit employees will also receive one lump sum payment of $1,500, and “guaranteed annual increases for everyone rated above ‘unsatisfactory’.” The company remains an open shop but with strengthened union protections, including additional […]