Hearst's magazine workers protest mandatory return-to-office through the National Labor Relations Board
ABC News
After some 20 months of working remote, many don't want to return to the office.
After more than a year of working remotely through the COVID-19 pandemic, staffers at Hearst's magazines are fighting back against a mandatory return to office.
Workers at the magazine-publishing division of Hearst -- which runs outlets including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Men's Health -- have filed an unfair labor practices charge against their employer with the National Labor Relations Board via their union, the Writer's Guild of America East.
The document filed with the NLRB and shared with ABC News by the union alleges unfair labor practices because the management failed to negotiate with workers in good faith over return-to-office protocols.
The labor action from the magazine journalists comes as a slew of companies across the country are now seeking to bring employees back into the office and face new resistance after some 20 months of remote work during the health crisis.
