The New Yorker editorial staff unionizes because, well, prestige don’t pay the rent
Yesterday morning, the editorial staff of the New Yorker officially joined their peers at a growing list of major publications—The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The Chicago Tribune,… Read more »
Book publishing still has a huge problem with women’s safety in the workplace
Back in October, Rachel Deahl, John Maher, and Jim Milliot at Publishers Weekly polled and interviewed women from the book publishing industry about their experiences of sexual assault and harrassment… Read more »
Journalists, critics, and editors have released a statement of solidarity with workers of the Village Voice Union
We’re a little late to the party on this, but in case you haven’t already heard, members of the Village Voice Union (a historic chapter of the UAW Local 2110,… Read more »
German Amazon workers stage first strike of the year
Last year, German workers at Amazon warehouses repeatedly went on strike, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. The last strikes occurred during the holiday season. Workers at Amazon’s Leipzig… Read more »
Amazon to Central Europe: “No unions, please!”
Amazon, the global megacorporation owned by lubricant-obsessed spaceman Jeff Bezos, is currently expanding its operations in Central Europe. Unfortunately (for Amazon, at least), its quest to dominate every aspect of… Read more »
Bill Lasarow, publisher and co-editor of Visual Arts Source and former Huffington Post contributor, has gone on strike to protest the site’s practice of not paying for much of the… 2 / Read more »