Condé Nast Staffers Stage Historic Walkout Over Layoffs

The protest, timed to coincide with the Academy Awards nominations, comes in response to the company's plan to cut 20% of its unionized workforce.

More than 400 staffers at Condé Nast, the parent company of prestigious publications including Vanity Fair, Vogue and GQ, staged a historic 24-hour work stoppage on Tuesday in protest of the company’s plan to lay off staff.
The walkout was intentionally timed on the day of the Academy Awards nominations, with a picket line outside the company’s New York City headquarters featuring an Oscars-nomination-style treatment with a red carpet.
The protest comes after Condé Nast announced on November 1 it was planning to cut 5% of its workforce, later revising the plan to lay off 94 unionized members, or some 20% of the Condé Nast Union.
The NewsGuild of New York has filed an unfair labor practice charge on behalf of Condé Nast Union, citing regressive bargaining.
This work stoppage is the latest to impact major news publications, following similar actions at the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post.