The Committee

In 1976, amid budget cuts at the New Yorker, editorial workers, including fact-checkers and copy editors, launched a unionization effort met with fierce resistance from long-time editor William Shawn. Daniel Menaker chronicles this clash through his personal experiences and previously unpublished letters from Shawn, offering a unique perspective on the dynamics of power and resistance within the magazine's storied history. "The Committee" explores themes of hypocrisy, courage, and the intricate challenges of negotiating rights in one of the world's leading publications.