The New Yorker Union Votes to Authorize Strike Ahead of Magazine’s Annual Festival; Condé Nast ‘Disappointed to See This Tactic’
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Is Eustace Tilley about to hit the picket line? The union representing editorial workers at the New Yorker, the storied Condé Nast-owned magazine, on Thursday announced its members had unanimously voted to authorize a strike against the employer as they seek a new deal.
The New Yorker Union’s threat to strike came three weeks before the magazine’s annual three-day festival, although the union did not set a specific date for when it may stage a picket. “@NewYorker and @CondeNast management must come to the table and bargain in good faith — otherwise, we will see them on the picket line.
Fair contract now!” the union said in a post on X. The New Yorker Union, affiliated with the NewsGuild of New York, represents about 100 workers at the 99-year-old magazine (not including staff writers).
The terms of the union’s first contract expired July 28. “We’ve been working without a contract for six months and a day,” Douglas Watson, a copy editor for the New Yorker and a member of the union’s mobilizing team, said in a statement. “We’re fed up, and we won’t settle for a subpar contract.
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