In response to Harper Collins ceo Brian Murray’s open letter addressing union negotiations, the Harper Collins Union will hold a rally outside company headquarters on December 16. Co-hosted by The Poppy War author RF Kuang and former publishing professional and debut author Molly McGhee, the rally will take place at 12:30 PM at 195 Broadway […]
Unions
One Major New York Publisher Pays Starting Salary of $50K
In yesterday’s open letter addressing negotiations with the union, Harper Collins ceo Brian Murray wrote that, “Based on publicly available information, HarperCollins’s proposed compensation increases would provide for a higher starting salary than any other major New York publisher.” The dollar amount of Harper’s proposal was not disclosed; the union has said it is asking […]
Harper Collins Offers First Response to Union Strike
Harper Collins ceo Brian Murray has issued an open letter in response to the agents and authors who have contacted the company in support of the union. “While we don’t typically comment on negotiations, I feel we owe you a response and want to share some additional background,” he writes. The letter frames the current […]
Harper Collins Union Strike Continues
The Harper Collins Union is on day 18 of their strike (counting work days), which began on November 10, and UAW Local 2110 president Olga Brudastova affirms to PL that the union is prepared to continue as long as it takes to get to a contract. We estimate that the striking workers are losing something […]
Agents Sign Letter of Support for HCP Union
A group of 172 agents sent HarperCollins a letter supporting the HCP Union, which has been striking since November 10 for an increase to the base salary and a commitment to diverse hiring. The signatories state that they will not submit new projects to the publisher until the strike ends. They write: “We and our […]
Harper Union Begins Strike
Workers in the Harper Collins Union began an open-ended strike today, as they have not yet reached an agreement with management on a contract, and are picketing in front of the company’s NYC office. The NYT notes that union seeks an increase in the minimum starting salary from $45,000 to $50,000. As previously indicated, the […]