Conde Nast settles with union over Fired Four, three allowed to resign with back pay

Condé Nast and the NewsGuild of New York reached a settlement over the November 2025 firings of four union members dubbed the Fired Four. Three of the workers—Alma Avalle, Ben Dewey, and Jasper Lo—will resign as active employees and receive nearly two years’ pay plus positive letters of recommendation, while the fourth, Jake Lahut, was offered a lesser settlement and will pursue an unfair labor practice case at the NLRB. The union calls the deal a victory for workers’ rights; Condé Nast says no party admitted fault and that the agreement lets all move forward.