Half Price Books Workers United

We are a community of Half Price Books workers coming together to fight for better wages, safety standards, and respect at work! 📚✊

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HPBWU UNION UPDATE: Our coworkers at ALL FOUR UNION STORES in Minnesota ratified their first contracts!!

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Every shop that joins strengthens our voice and brings us one step closer to building a better workplace for us all.

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The Half Price Books Union movement just keeps growing!

Our coworkers in Minnesota are the latest store preparing to hold their union election, and we’re excited for them to join the union family.

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They are now the 6th store in our union to win a contract, and we can't wait to see who is next!

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CONGRATULATIONS 🥳 to our coworkers at HPB Westport in Kansas City, MO, who just voted to ratify their FIRST union contract!

We’re so excited they’re joining our union family and fighting for change at their store.

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Swipe through our post to learn how AI is impacting the publishing industry →

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At what cost are we going to let AI write and tell our stories? AI threatens jobs and diversity.

If AI takes over the publishing industry, algorithms might recommend only a handful of the same books, making it harder for new and independent writers to gain popularity.

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This just goes to show you that AI is a THREAT to authors‼️Not a tool.

Authors are being ripped off without their consent or fair compensation.

We need to demand transparency and guidelines to protect our creative works.

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OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.

OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.

A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.

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We’ll be sharing them here as long as HPB tries to prevent us from lifting up our favorite reads in our stores.

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Earlier this year, our coworkers in Kansas City were using our Staff Picks section to show off books about the power of the unionizing process and to show our pride as a union bookstore ✊

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Check out these recs for some insight into why it’s more important than ever for us to keep building collective power as a society - and stay tuned for even more union-approved titles this fall!

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Your feedback is important, not just to understand what’s happening in your store, but to help identify the improvements you and your coworkers want to see moving forward. We appreciate you taking the time to make your voice heard!

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Experiencing issues with staffing, hours, pay, and more?

Visit: https://t.co/fJtHKtYW9K to share with us how these issues are impacting you.

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If you're a bookseller facing similar issues, DM us! We want to hear your story.

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At Half Price Books, our story is just getting started. Each chapter holds what we're fighting for. From fair pay to guaranteed hours, we're fighting for the respect and representation we need. Our final chapter is far from near, and we'll continue sharing our story with you!

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It was so empowering to remind HPB that our collective voice is what made these raises possible in the first place. Now, we’ll keep fighting to raise the bar for what it’s like to work at Half Price Books! Stay tuned for updates as we keep fighting for the contract we deserve.

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ACTION UPDATE: We held a rally last weekend outside our Westport store to speak out against the raise withholding and union busting we’ve endured while fighting for a first contract! It was a chilly one, but we’re so grateful for all the folks who dropped by to show support. ✊

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Wondering how you can support us from outside KC? Follow the link below to make your voice heard!! You can call or email HPB managers with just a few clicks and tell them you support hardworking booksellers having a fair contract and a voice on the job.

https://t.co/Aj07Tpa8pV

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ICYMI: We’re holding a solidarity rally tomorrow in Kansas City! If you live in the area, please come join us as we stand up against union busting, raise withholding, and all the anti-worker behavior we’ve put up with as we continue our fight for a fair contract.