216 employees demand Simon & Schuster cut ties with Trump administration authors
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216 employees demand Simon & Schuster cut ties with Trump administration authors
Driving the news: The petition demands the company sever ties with former Vice President Mike Pence, who signed a two-book deal ahead of a possible 2024 presidential campaign.
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The 216 employees represent roughly 14% of the company's workforce. Prominent Black writers, including award-winning author Jesmyn Ward, were among the outside supporters.
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Pence's memoir is expected to publish by 2023 and will serve as a reflection of his four years in the White House. The petition asks Simon & Schuster executives not to treat “the Trump administration as a ‘normal’ chapter in American history," per the Journal.
What they're saying: “When S&S chose to sign Mike Pence, we broke the public’s trust in our editorial process, and blatantly contradicted previous public claims in support of Black and other lives made vulnerable by structural oppression," the petition says, according to the Journal.
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I agree, That criminal enterprise of an administration shouldn't be able to profit from their crimes.
Offending someones delicate sensibilities is not a crime
If it was me in charge I would tell the 216 employees that they don't dictate who we publish and if they don't like it they can find employment elsewhere. As far as the 3500 outsiders are concerned they have even less say and they can pound sand.