The already tense relations between Condé Nast and the union representing many of its editorial workers hit a new flash point this week.

The media and publishing company said it fired four employees “due to conduct that violated company policies.” In addition, Condé Nast said it filed a complaint Thursday with the National Labor Relations Board against the NewsGuild of New York, the union that reps the employees, for its “repeated and egregious disregard of our collective bargaining agreement.”

The NewsGuild-affiliated Condé United union blasted the terminations as “illegal” and said the four employees had a right to “demand answers on this week’s abrupt layoffs at multiple brands including Wired and the consolidation at Teen Vogue.”

“Extreme misconduct is unacceptable in any profession

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