We are the New York staff of @OxUniPress, the world’s largest academic press. We are standing together to achieve equity, stability, & dignity. #UnionizeUP
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The OUP USA Guild is proud to announce that it has signed our first contract with @OxUniPress! This is a landmark day in the 500 year history of the Press and for the labor movement. Read along for a list of some of our wins! (1/x)
October 4 was the last day of work for the 13 members of the OUP USA Guild bargaining unit, who were informed in September that their entire teams were being laid off because there is “not enough work” and it can be moved to the UK. 🧵 (1/4)
Why is management transferring more work away from our members? Our message to @OUPAcademic and @UniofOxford: REVERSE THIS DECISION, REINSTATE OUR JOBS, and RESPECT THE CONTRACT YOU JUST SIGNED. (3/4)
Please take a moment to sign our petition protesting this decision! (4/4) @NewsMediaGuild @newsguild @CWAUnion #Union #UnionStrong #OUPIsUnionStrong actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
Representatives from the OUP USA Guild and @NewsMediaGuild met with representatives from @OxUniPress yesterday about the grievance we filed regarding the elimination of the North Am Design and Content Strategy and Transformation teams. 🧵 (1/5)
Our message to @OxUniPress and @UniofOxford REVERSE THIS DECISION, REINSTATE THE OXFORD 13, and RESPECT THE CONTRACT YOU JUST SIGNED. #OUPIsUnionStrong (4/5)
Want to help protest this decision? Please take a moment to sign our petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/… (5/5)
8 of 13 Guild members, along with their 4 non-union colleagues, make up the entire US/North America Design Team being laid off at @OUPAcademic. We'd like to share some of their award-winning work from past years. 🧵(1/14)
Our message to @OUPAcademic and @UniofOxford: REVERSE THIS DECISION, REINSTATE OUR JOBS, and RESPECT THE CONTRACT YOU JUST SIGNED! #OUPIsUnionStrong @NewsMediaGuild (14/14)