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LABOR ARTS NEWS BRIEFS
Hachette Book Group employees win election for largest union in trade publisher history: In an update to a story we’ve previously reported on, more than 600 workers at Hachette Book Group have voted in a decisive victory to unionize with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild. The newly certified Hachette Workers Coalition will now begin negotiating its first collective bargaining agreement with the company. Read more
University of Chicago Press workers vote union: The University of Chicago Press Workers Guild (UCPWG) has won their union election, with a majority of their 134 members voting to become a unit of the Chicago News Guild, TNG-CWA Local 34071. Read more
CWA Says Xbox Treated Workers As Disposable: “...make no mistake,” said CWA President Claude Cummings Jr., “whether our members have a contract in hand, or are still at the bargaining table, CWA members at Xbox have the power and protection of union membership.” Read more
Library Workers Organize (1): A strong majority of staff at Columbus Metropolitan Library voted to form their union, CML United, according to election results released by Ohio’s State Employment Relations Board. The new union includes approximately 600 librarians, customer services specialists, youth engagement specialists, materials services associates, drivers, sorters, and other library workers. Read more
Library Workers Organize (2): Employees at the Geneva Public Library District in Illinois are coming together to form a union with AFSCME Council 31 to strengthen their voice on the job and improve the services they provide to their community. The workers filed a majority interest petition with the Illinois Labor Relations Board on May 28. Read more
San Francisco Public Press Workers Unionize: “A union gives us the stability to do our job better,” said Zhe Wu, a community beat reporter for the San Francisco Public Press. “Knowing we have each other’s backs, especially as we see increasing threats on immigration, allows me to focus on what matters.” Read more.
Apply For A Hellraiser Grant: Applications are open for the Anne Feeney Hellraiser Memorial Fund, this year offering five grants for emerging artists of any discipline who create art in support of social movements for justice. Read more.
What We’re Reading
Minneapolis Punks Voted to Unionize A Merch Warehouse. Sony Music Plans To Shut It Down
Workers claim unsafe conditions at a restaurant owned by the South Park creators. They have Brooke Shields on their side
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