Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Duke University Press Union Election Needs Support.



Urge Duke Administration to Drop Objections to Duke University Press Union Election:

  Here’s how you can help

  • First, sign and send this letter to Duke and DUP leaders. 
  • Then, share this form on social media and forward it to others who might like to sign. 
  • Thank you for your support and solidarity as we #UnionizeUP!



Duke University Press (DUP) Website



After years of high turnover, low pay, and discriminatory practices affecting people of color and queer people, workers at Duke University Press in Durham, North Carolina, are organizing a union.

The 120 workers do a wide range of jobs: editorial work on journals and books, sales and marketing, IT and business tech. Most are women and most are white—although mostly men occupy the upper-level positions, a reflection of the university publishing industry.

Many of the workers hold advanced degrees but are doing entry-level jobs for entry-level pay because the academic job market is so tight.

The DUP Workers Union would join the Washington-Baltimore NewsGuild. Their campaign is the latest in a wave of organizing in the media and publishing industries.

These workers had hoped things would get better under the new director hired in 2019. But management at the press was either unwilling or unable to negotiate improvements for workers with Duke University. The press is technically a department of the university, which has final say on issues like payroll, though the press generates its own revenue. 


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