News and Updates

“As a former employee at Duke UP—and as someone who was hired in a position specifically designed to "diversify" a field that is alarmingly white (more white than its commercial publishing counterpart)—I wholeheartedly sup
Now on @discourseblog: read about how @dukeuniversity has hired a racist, anti-immigrant, anti-worker law firm to bust our organizing. Please amplify our call: We demand that Duke cut ties with Ogletree Deakins immediately. 🚨📢
[Link in bio] “I want the university to be a leader in how it treats its people." Read this powerful letter to @dukeuniversity President Vincent Price by Melissa Wiggins, @dukedivinity alumna & executive director of @studentactionwit
“The Elon Faculty Union leadership of adjunct professors at Elon University fully supports the efforts of @dukeuniversitypress workers in forming their union. In our careers, we have seen changes in our shared field of higher education that hav
“The Durham People’s Alliance (PA) joins in solidarity with the workers of @dukeuniversitypress who have organized to form a union. PA is a grassroots organization that has been advancing a progressive vision for Durham and our state for
“Although I enjoyed my three years at @dukeuniversitypress for many reasons, I had concerns about inequitable application of policies (often left up to vague supervisor discretion), workloads and vacancy ‘management,’ low wages, and
“I want to form a successful union because I'm tired of enthusiastic and eager employees at the press losing their spirit because they are sidelined and pigeonholed into one position. We need to create an environment that looks at the talent we
“My coworkers are so incredible, and we deserve so much more than we have. There’s been a hiring freeze since last spring, so whenever someone leaves the Press, everyone else steps up to cover that job. We’ve all been working extra
We are honored to have the support of Durham mayor & @dukeuniversity alumn @mayorschewel. “I believe strongly in the right of workers to organize a union to improve their pay and working conditions, and I fully support the staff members a