Employees of the
mass media
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company
Condé Nast
Condé Nast () is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast, and owned by Advance Publications. Its headquarters are located at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.
The company's media ...
unionized in 2022.
History
Condé Nast workers announced their union drive in March 2022 with a letter to management requesting
voluntary recognition.
The company recognized the union in September 2022 following a
card check
Card check, also called majority sign-up, is a method for employees to organize into a labor union in which a majority of employees in a bargaining unit sign authorization forms, or "cards", stating they wish to be represented by the union. Since ...
in which about 80% of eligible employees submitted union cards, indicating their interest in a union without requiring a
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States with responsibilities for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. Under the Natio ...
-held election. The union covers editorial, production, and video employees at Condé Nast publications that have not previously unionized, including ''
Vanity Fair'', ''
Allure'', ''
Architectural Digest
''Architectural Digest'' is an American monthly magazine founded in 1920. Its principal subjects are interior design and landscaping, rather than pure external architecture. The magazine is published by Condé Nast, which also publishes internati ...
'', ''
Bon Appétit
''Bon Appétit'' is a monthly American food and entertaining magazine, that typically contains recipes, entertaining ideas, restaurant recommendations, and wine reviews. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered at the One World Trade Center i ...
'', and the in-house production team
Condé Nast Entertainment
Condé Nast Entertainment (also known as CNE) is a production and distribution studio with film, television, social and online video, and virtual reality content.
CNE is headquartered at 1 World Trade Center.
Background
Previously, Condé Nast ...
. Previously unionzed publications retained their separate union organiations: ''
Ars Technica
''Ars Technica'' is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998. It publishes news, reviews, and guides on issues such as computer hardware and software, sci ...
'', ''
The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...
'', ''
Pitchfork'', and ''
Wired''.
See also
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The New Yorker Union
The New Yorker Union formed in 2018 as the first labor union in the magazine's history. Its bargaining unit includes editorial workers, such as copy editors and fact checkers, but not staff writers.
Condé Nast and the union produced an agreem ...
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