@HBGWorkers

We're fighting for better benefits, protections, rights, increased equity, transparency, and agency at Hachette Book Group.

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Joined November 2022
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What do we, as HBG workers, want? A thread🧵
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Washington-Baltimore News Guild
@WBNG32035Jul 7
We are THRILLED to welcome @HBGWorkers to WBNG as the largest union in trade publisher history! 🥳 In a landslide victory, 75% of ballots cast were in favor of forming a union. This is history in the making! wbng.org/2026/07/07/hachette…
Hachette Workers Coalition@HBGWorkersJul 7
BREAKING NEWS: We have officially won our union election! #hachetteworkerscoalition 🎉
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BREAKING NEWS: We have officially won our union election! #hachetteworkerscoalition 🎉
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“Publishing’s passion tax is finally being challenged—and the future of #books may be better for it.” My latest thoughts on #publishing’s #labor reckoning and what it means for #authors, #editors, and the #publishingindustry at large. ibtimes.com/why-publishings-…

Why Publishing's Labor Reckoning Could Change Books for the Better: Trident Media Group's Mark...

Amid that prevailing burnout culture, Mark Gottlieb sees the current wave of unionization as a larger referendum on the future of creative industries.

ibtimes.com
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Our interview with Publishing Confidential! Read the piece here: kathleenschmidt.substack.com…
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Take it from @UFCWLocal1776: You can build a union at work too! Come to "How to Unite & Win at Work in NYC" on May 26. (Link below.)
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An update on our campaign. #hachetteworkerscoalition
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Madeleine Baker@madeleineebakerMay 4
Solidarity with workers at the University of Chicago Press, who have formed the first union at one of the oldest and most distinguished academic publishers in the U.S.
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Kathy Sandler@ksandler1May 11
Literary Hub » Unions are having a moment in publishing. Here’s why. lithub.com/unions-are-having…

Unions are having a moment in publishing. Here’s why.

Yesterday, workers at the University of Chicago Press announced a plan to unionize. As Publishers Weekly reported, the UCP Workers Guild would be the first union in the nonprofit publisher’s …

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HBG has officially launched their anti-union campaign. In the past day and a half, they’ve started disseminating anti-union flyers via our company portal and common spaces. (cont.) 🧵
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These flyers use tired talking points and misinformation, framing the union as a third party that will jeopardize our existing benefits and workplace culture. They may be union busting, but for us, it’s union or bust. The union is ALL of us, and we won’t be intimidated.
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An update: May 5th, 2026.
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allison@mka_ultraMay 4
unions at catapult, hachette, american library association, and now university of chicago press….! i have not felt this hopeful in so long <3 what a beautiful moment for book publishing
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Thanks for the shoutout, Hamilton! Check out the full SubStack piece ⬇️
Hamilton Nolan@hamiltonnolanMay 2
May Day is the vibe... the opposite of the vibe on this app. hamiltonnolan.com/p/vibe-to-…

Vibe to Heal America

Go to May Day and see what we can be together.

hamiltonnolan.com
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Rachel Kitch@rachelkitchMay 1
everyone who works in publishing is overworked and underpaid, so hell YEAH i'm in support of hachette workers unionizing!!! more places should be unionized! authors (esp hachette authors) there's an open letter to show your support! @HBGWorkers
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An update from us. #hachetteworkerscoalition
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Daily Union Elections@UnionElectionsApr 30
BREAKING: 615 workers for Hachette Book Group are unionizing with @CWAUnion @newsguild @WBNG32035.
Pictured is a field of red with text and a picture. The text is on the left side and reads "Employer: Hatchette Book Group; Unit Size: 615 employees; Filed: April 30. 2026; Location: New york, New York; Industry/positions: Publishing. all employees in all titles and departments; Local: Washington-Baltimore News Guild 32035;" On the bottom there is text that reads "Made by @UnionsElections; @unionelections.bsky.social. Logo property of CWA." On the right side is the logo of CWA.

ALT Pictured is a field of red with text and a picture. The text is on the left side and reads "Employer: Hatchette Book Group; Unit Size: 615 employees; Filed: April 30. 2026; Location: New york, New York; Industry/positions: Publishing. all employees in all titles and departments; Local: Washington-Baltimore News Guild 32035;" On the bottom there is text that reads "Made by @UnionsElections; @unionelections.bsky.social. Logo property of CWA." On the right side is the logo of CWA.

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Publishers Weekly
@PublishersWklyApr 30
In a statement Wednesday, Hachette said it is “aware of employee interest in unionization and respects employees’ rights to engage in that process and we remain committed to open dialogue.” buff.ly/7JzXCZW

Hachette Responds to Employee Union Bid

In a statement Wednesday, the publisher said it is “aware of employee interest in unionization and respects employees’ rights to engage in that process and we remain committed to open dialogue.”

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Sophia@skmadeleineApr 30
myopic nyc media salary discourse happening yet again but no one is talking about how book workers are unionizing left and right . . . for shame
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4) A clear, neutral grievance process to mediate worker-worker and worker-manager conflicts 5) Increased overwork protections, such as higher overtime pay and capped work hours 6) The right to remote work and flexible in-office scheduling
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7) Expanded DEI goals in hiring and retention 8) Standardized, automatic pay increases 9) Pay band transparency 10) Higher salary floors at every level
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