Hachette employees stage a walk-out over Woody Allen's memoir

[inkstainedlips]

BREAKING: Employees at the Little, Brown imprint of Hachette Book Group have staged a walk-out in protest of the company’s acquisition of Woody Allen's forthcoming memoir. This story is developing.
- Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly) March 5, 2020
In a follow up to Hachette secretly deciding to publish Woody Allen's memoir while working with Ronan

Comments

[milfordacademy]

Does this mean they quit their jobs? Or is it a protest?

[masterofmystery]

staged a walk-out in protest

[milfordacademy]

Ok, English isn’t my first language so I asked bc I didn’t understand. Just repeating what it says on the post doesn’t help so thanks for nothing. I’m asking if they walked out of their jobs in protest or if it’s just symbolic

[justleilah]

It was a protest, they left their jobs mid-day (afternoon) and 'walked out'. While they didn't quit, what they did is more than just symbolic because they stopped working and took to the streets. It's also a pretty brave thing to do in a dying industry (publishing), in the era of global social media. Their action sure made a statement though! It's amazing Hachette backed down from publishing the book, in large part thanks to this...

[sfarfallio]

nah they just walked out of the office in protest of Hachette working with woody allen
they still have their jobs

[milfordacademy]

Thank you

[naeara]

It's a protest so they didn't quit their jobs, but they are at risk. I did see something mentioning they're not unionized employees so they're not protected if management decides to take action. It would be even worse PR for the company if they did though.

[kainee]

They didn't quit their jobs but they refused to do their jobs in unison to send a message. It's similar to a strike but it's more of a symbolic gesture and usually only lasts for a day at most.