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Condé Nast Reaches Deal With Union That Averts Strike Amid Met Gala


The event on Monday night is regarded as one of the biggest for the fashion industry.

A strike of Condé Nast employees amid the Met Gala this evening has been averted, as the union said that it had reached a tentative agreement on their first contract with the publication. “Our pledge to do ‘whatever it takes’ ahead of the [Met Gala] moved the company and our progress at the bargaining table kicked into high gear,” the Condé Union said in a statement. A strike would have likely meant picketers outside the Met Gala, the annual fashion event organized by Vogue, drawing an array of boldfaced names at the cost of $75,000 per ticket.

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