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.[1]
Condé Nast and the union produced an agreement in June 2021 after two years of bargaining. The agreement increased the lowest base salaries from $42,000 to $60,000. Wages for many employees will increase 10% or more. Worker protections include health care cost limits, clear working hours, and requires documentation for firing employees. The agreement also covered Condé Nast's Ars Technica and Pitchfork publications. In the weeks before the final agreement, workers protested at Condé Nast figure Anna Wintour's home and the union had threatened a strike.[1]
The New Yorker Union remains distinct from the company-wide Condé Nast union recognized in mid-2022.[2]
References
Further reading
- Izadi, Elahe (June 16, 2021). "New Yorker union averts a strike, reaches agreement with bosses". ISSN 0190-8286.
- Robertson, Katie; Abrams, Rachel (June 9, 2021). "New Yorker Employees Stage Protest Outside Anna Wintour's Townhouse". ISSN 0362-4331.
- Robertson, Katie (March 26, 2021). "New Yorker, Pitchfork and Ars Technica unions authorize strike". ISSN 0362-4331.
- Robertson, Katie (September 30, 2020). "Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Pull Out of New Yorker Festival". ISSN 0362-4331.
- Smith, Ben (June 14, 2021). "Why The New Yorker's Stars Didn't Join Its Union". ISSN 0362-4331.
- Victor, Daniel (June 6, 2018). "The New Yorker Joins a Growing List of Media Companies to Unionize". ISSN 0362-4331.
- Yuan, Jada; Izadi, Elahe (June 9, 2021). "The New Yorker's labor dispute reaches Anna Wintour's doorstep". ISSN 0190-8286.
