Hachette Workers Coalition

What do we, as HBG workers, want? A thread🧵

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.

Literary Hub » Unions are having a moment in publishing. Here’s why. lithub.com/unions-are-hav…

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.

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.) 🧵

An update: May 5th, 2026.

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

Thanks for the shoutout, Hamilton! Check out the full SubStack piece ⬇️

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

An update from us. #hachetteworkerscoalition

BREAKING: 615 workers for Hachette Book Group are unionizing with @CWAUnion @newsguild @WBNG32035.

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

myopic nyc media salary discourse happening yet again but no one is talking about how book workers are unionizing left and right . . . for shame

7) Expanded DEI goals in hiring and retention 8) Standardized, automatic pay increases 9) Pay band transparency 10) Higher salary floors at every level

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

What do we, as HBG workers, want? A thread🧵

HBG has responded. Here’s their first statement since us going public. #hachetteworkerscoalition

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Woohoo! I am working with LittleBrown, an imprint of Hachette, for my second book. Solidarity to the folks over there. Hope it is successful.