Overview
- Four employees from The New Yorker, WIRED, Bon Appétit and Condé Nast Entertainment were terminated after confronting HR chief Stan Duncan at 1 World Trade Center.
- Condé Nast said an internal review found “extreme misconduct,” citing aggressive and threatening behavior, and it filed an NLRB complaint against the NewsGuild of New York.
- The NewsGuild and Condé United called the dismissals illegal retaliation for protected concerted activity and said they will formally respond through labor channels.
- Video published by TheWrap shows a tense hallway exchange and, according to the outlet, does not appear to depict the threatening conduct the company described.
- The clash followed Condé Nast’s move to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue.com, a change that included the exit of editor in chief Versha Sharma and union-criticized layoffs.