Digital and print staff at Hearst Magazines have voted “overwhelmingly” to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East, the guild announced on Wednesday.
The bargaining until will now represent over 500 staff members across 28 of Hearst’s magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire, Food Network Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, HGTV Magazine and Marie Claire.
The vote, which was counted earlier on Wednesday by the National Labor Relations Board, passed by a margin of 3-1, the Hearst union tweeted.
“We’re thrilled to see so many months of hard work pay off and are eager to start bargaining our first union contract.