New Yorker Union Wins Contract After Strike Threat

Eleven days ahead of the 25th annual New Yorker Festival, the magazine’s most star-studded and high-profile event, the New Yorker Union, a bargaining unit of The NewsGuild of New York, has settled on a Tentative Agreement with parent company Condé Nast.

Days after a Strike Authorization Vote was passed unanimously, and a support pledge signed by dozens of New Yorker staff writers began to circulate, management began to make movement in key areas such as pay, job security and company policies that govern employees’ ability to perform work outside of company time.

“Our members’ unflagging solidarity and militancy—along with invaluable support from our colleagues outside the union—showed that we are organized, united, and committed to fighting for our rights,” said Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker Union Unit Chair. “We refused to give in to the company’s attempts to erode the progress we’ve made since unionizing in 2018, and we won a contract that continues to raise standards for workers at The New Yorker, at Condé Nast, and throughout the media industry.” Read more here!