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January 26, 2023
For the full timeline and tons of information on the HarperCollins strike, here’s the long post.
It has been FIFTY-SIX days since the HarperCollins Union went on strike… and Harper has at last agreed to sitting down with an independent, mutually agreed upon mediator to at least discuss the Union’s demands.
What this means:
- The pressure is working. Brian Murray and the leadership at HarperCollins have spent the last fifty-six days lying, spinning, hiring scabs, and doing everything except speaking to their union employees. That they’re even willing to talk now means the steady pushback has made things uncomfortable.
Therefore: Keep writing to peopleteam@harpercollins.com! Keep supporting the strike fund! Keep buying your books through the union’s Bookshop page! And keep sharing the union’s posts online and in your in-person communities!
- The strike IS NOT OVER. No agreement has been reached. Do not post reviews of Harper titles, accept work for any of their imprints, submit manuscripts for consideration, or in any way cross that picket line.
Additionally: The union is holding two separate rallies for folks in New York. The first, on January 31, is for industry professionals. The second, on February 2, is outside the NewsCorp HQ and is for everyone. If you’re not in the metro area and can’t attend, I’m sure folks would appreciate online support. New York is cold and gross and wet right now.
This is not the time to ease up, but rather to push HarperCollins, News Corp, and Rupert Murdoch even harder to cede to the beyond reasonable demands of their employees and to put an end to this absolute farce that they initiated.
💛💜🖤 Non-binary griffon! I tried coming up with a pun for this one but I couldn't relate to either of the two ideas I had. 😂
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I thought I might have a little fun drawing my Pokémon + Mangoverse headcanons ✌
Here’s then-Princess Shulamit at around age ten, give or take a couple of years, and the Bounsweet she befriended. Due in part to her own experiences with being misunderstood, Shulamit was the first one to figure out that Bounsweet was bouncing around because it was distressed rather than out of joy or excitement. She helped the Bounsweet fix what was distressing it, and they’ve been inseparable ever since. Shulamit might be reading about the care of mangosteen plants, which Bounsweet is closely related to.
It took me a few tries to get this pose right, but I think it turned out well!
Anyway, I highly recommend the Mangoverse series for anyone who hasn’t tried it yet; it’s cozy and delightful!
Tired of constant bi erasure...so here’s some VISIBILITY!
HarperCollins Strike Update
For the full breakdown of what’s been going on since November, read here.
January 20, 2023
It’s been over FIFTY days. The strike is still ongoing. Harper has yet to even speak to the union.
Union members are still scraping on their second and third hustles (which most entry-level publishing people have) and donations to the strike fund. The union has set up a hardship fund (here’s the post about it on their official Instagram, for verification) so no more fiddling with checks or Venmo.
If you can donate, please do.
And whether you can or can’t, please do still share.
some more owl house stuff from twitter
A reminder for Bi Visibility Day (and every day!)
#BWiththeT
A new episode of the Owl House is out!