Hachette Workers Unionize With NewsGuild
Harold Phillips | Published on 5/3/2026
The employees of Hachette Book Group (HBG), the third-largest trade publisher in the USA, have announced they have unionized with Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild - CWA Local 32035, in order to ensure better benefits, protections, and rights for workers, as well as increased equity, transparency, and agency in the workplace.
The Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC) is the largest union in trade publisher history, inclusive of workers in every physical office and remote location, across the USA and Canada. The HWC demands a livable wage regardless of work location, better working conditions, a cap on workload hours, a clear and neutral grievance process, AI protections, follow-through on DEI policies, and more.
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