HarperCollins Union, which represents much than 250 employees from antithetic sectors of the publishing house, has been connected onslaught since November 10th. Their demands are for amended pay, diverseness initiatives, and much information for unionized workers. Salaries astatine HarperCollins commencement astatine $45,000 pretax, good beneath a living wage successful New York City, with an mean wage of $55,000.
This comes aft the publishing institution made record profits successful 2021. A Vulture article pointed retired that the wage summation requested would outgo the institution little than a cardinal dollars, and that the institution paid much than that conscionable for Jared Kushner’s publication deal.
If you privation to enactment the union’s strike, present is what they person asked to bash successful support.
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