Everything You Need to Know about the Condé Nast Strike

Because hot girls don’t cross the click-it line!

by BELLA TABAK ★ JANUARY 27, 2024

Yes, Anne Hathaway walked off a Vanity Fair photoshoot in solidarity with the Condé Nast Union, as if we needed another reason to love her. A source informed Variety that no photos were taken, she left the shoot from hair and makeup!  

Condé Nast is the parent company of most of your favorite publications, from Vogue to GQ. On the 23rd, the Condé Nast Union took to Instagram to inform the public of their 24-hour walkout. They shared, “Over 400 of our members have walked off the job over @condenast’s unlawful handling of layoff negotiations and bad-faith bargaining.” The post also asked not to cross their “click-it line” to reduce interaction with online content from Condé Nast publications. 

Instead of analyzing who will be walking the red carpet at the Oscars, Condé Nast employees laid out their own. Dozens of witty signs waved in front of Condé Nast’s headquarters that read, “Condé gets Prada workers get nada,” or “The devil wears sunglasses when she lays you off.” 

“These signs are a true testament not just to how much a strike is needed, but also how so much of the cleverness and creativity of these publications comes from each and every striking person!!” @floramedinaa said on Instagram. 

Being a magazine journalist, copy editor, or social media manager may be a dream job, but it is still a job! They deserve a living wage. They deserve job security. They deserve a diverse workplace. And we deserve it too! These media professionals are the brains behind the fashion and pop culture content we enjoy almost daily. 

The Condé Nast Union members who participated in the strike are not only helping themselves but also students who aspire to be in their shoes. They put in the work and demanded a better future for media professionals. A future where hopefully our professors will not jokingly tell us that we “won’t make any money in this industry.” If you want to support the Condé Nast Union, click here for more information.