Employees of Verso Books announced that on November 25 they got voluntary recognition from management to join The Washington-Baltimore News Guild. The statement says, “In the coming weeks, they will begin contract negotiations.” Following “a concurrent unionization effort by the workers of Verso’s UK office” those employees are represented by the National Union of Journalists in London. Verso senior publicist Julia Judge says in the announcement: “The decision to unionize felt especially urgent now, as our staff both grows significantly in size and grows more remote. We’re excited to join our colleagues who have already begun organizing across the industry […]
