Claire Kirch & Jim Milliot at Publishers Weekly reports United Auto Workers (AW) Local 2110 has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to allow Workers employed at Abrams Books in New York City to vote on whether to Unionize. Employees who would be eligible include Editors, Publicists, Marketers, Production Managers, Designers and Managing Editors, as well as Sales, Distribution, Mailroom, IT and Finance Staffers. Organizers behind the Union Drive cited the publisher’s history of low wages as one essential reason for wanting a Union. According to the UAW, entry-level salaries for Employees at The Big Five Publishing Houses have topped $50,000-a-year since a major Strike by HarperCollins Workers in 2023, while entry-level salaries at Abrams remain at $40,000-a-year. Organizers also cited a lack of job security and the need for greater transparency in the Abrams workplace for Unionizing.

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