The Harvard Book Store Union is asking for your support in our ongoing wage negotiation!

In December 2021, John Henry became a co-owner of the Harvard Book Store. John Henry, who also owns the Boston Globe and the Red Sox, planned to open a second bookstore location at the Prudential Center, among other projects.

We have not seen any of these projects carried out, and we have been given no timeline. Instead, we have been in an indefinite full time hiring freeze. Experienced staff have resigned, leaving fewer people to do more work. Despite the challenges, we have kept the bookstore running and even brought in record sales. But when we went to the bargaining table, we were offered a raise of $0.00.

We have asked to see the budget for the Prudential Center expansion. We have asked how HBS could afford two years of rent on an empty 29,000 square foot retail space, but cannot afford to pay us a living wage.