Comic Book Workers United Archives

Members of Comic Book Workers United, the first ratified comic book employee union in the USA, as previously covered by Bleeding Cool, have filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against their employer Image Comics with the National Labor Relations Board in response to what they describe as "capricious disciplinary actions, and targeted changes to job descriptions,[...]

In November 2021, Image Comics staffers stated that after voting in a supermajority, they were forming a union, Comic Book Workers United, to represent employees in the comic book industry, with a series of goals This focussed on publisher staffers rather than comic book creators, who are traditionally freelance workers and this, under the current interpretation[...]

Also, there's the 30th Anniversary Anthology full of creative powerhouses, more Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips hardcovers, Negan in Crossover, and ( exhale )… sorry that's all you are getting from me for now. But this situation might also shed some light on the Comic Book Workers United union demands for "the continuation of remote work for any[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported on the newly formed comic-book union Comic Book Workers United releasing the following statement; We're beyond thrilled to announce that today we, Comic Book Workers United, have WON our union election, making Image Comics the FIRST unionized comic book publisher in the United States All 12 Image staffers submitted ballots, leading to a[...]

After Image Comics employees organised as Comic Book Workers United and announced themselves as a union earlier this week, yesterday Image Comics issued a statement that chose not to voluntarily recognise the said union, but instead announced there was to be another vote for an existing non-comics industry-specific unionisation Last night the Comic Book Workers[...]

At the beginning of the week, Image Comics staffers stated that after voting in a supermajority, they were forming a union, Comic Book Workers United, to represent employees in the comic book industry, with a series of goals There was a lot of reaction from across the industry, and Bleeding Cool was hearing of both[...]

Image Comics has issued the following statement regarding yesterday's news that staffers at Image Comics had voted with a supermajority to unionise and had founded the Comic Book Workers United union. "Image has always believed in the fair and equitable treatment of staff and has always strived to support employees to the best of our company's[...]

Today, Comic Book Workers United announced their organisation as a union for staffers at Image Comics, with the potential for spreading industry-wide Now, this is only for publishing, marketing, and editorial, not for the comic book creators themselves For a start, across the industry, comic book writers, artists, colourists and letterers, and generally employed freelance[...]

Today, Comic Book Workers United announced themselves as a union Made up of staffers working at Image Comics, they voted by a  supermajority to declare the formation of a union In a statement, they declared; For years, comics publishing workers have watched our professional efforts support creators and delight readers Sadly, we have also watched that[...]